Welcome to AirNManky's Cabinet of Curiosity's, a production of I Heart Radio and Grimm

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 Curiosity's.

The death of any creature is a tragedy, from a beloved family member to the smallest

insect.

Even when nature takes its course and alian devours a gazelle, it's still hard to watch such

a loss of life, no matter how common it may be.

For humans that loss is commemorated in some kind of ritual burial.

Some Tibetan Buddhists, for example, leave their dead outside for the birds and other animals

to eat.

It's an act known as a sky burial, and it's meant to acknowledge the circle of life

as the body is returned to nature.

In South Korea, many people have their deceased loved ones cremated and turned into beautiful

beads in colors like blue, green, pink, and black.

The beads are then stored and displayed in glass containers or dishes.

It's a way to honor those who were lost in a colorful and uplifting way.

In 1836, Scotland, however, a different kind of burial right was discovered.

To this day, no one knows exactly what it meant or who started it.

All we know is that it took nimble fingers.

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