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Welcome to Aaron Menke's Cabinet of Curiosity's, a production of IHeart Radio and grim and mild.

Our world is full of the unexplainable.

And if history is an open book, all of these amazing tales are right there on display, just waiting for us to explore.

Welcome to the Cabinet of Curiosities.

On September 9th of 2022, John Chappell walked the grounds of Buckingham Palace, black ribbons

in hand. The nation was in mourning. Just a day before, Queen Elizabeth II had passed away,

ending her 70-year reign over the United Kingdom. The Queen's death was the top story broadcast

worldwide. It seemed like practically everyone on earth had heard

the news. But still, someone had to tell the bees. As part of his duties as royal beekeeper,

John went hive to hive, tying black ribbons to their entrances and informing the bees their

mistress had moved on. They shouldn't worry, he told them,

their new master, King Charles III, would be good to them. For centuries, beekeepers, just like John, have been careful to inform their buzzing charges when their owners die.

According to superstition, if the bees weren't told, bad things could happen to the colony.

They might fly away, stop producing honey, or even

die themselves. It's not clear when or where exactly the superstition started, but records of

the practice exist throughout the UK, Ireland, Germany, France, the Czech Republic, and even parts

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