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.

And the stress of life is getting you down, it's normal to want to find a quiet place

to decompress.

Somewhere far from the hustle and bustle, where your troubles just sort of fade off into

the distance.

Charles Blondine had a place like that, and nothing could get to him while he was there.

Charles was born in northern France in 1824 and took up gymnastics when he was five.

Unlike other boys at the time who studied to become doctors or bankers or go on to do

manual labor, Charles dreamt of becoming a performer.

He trained as an acrobat and eventually debuted to the world as the little wonder, a graceful

performer who enthralled crowds with feats of agility.

As he got older though his dreams of stardom grew bigger, and France was honestly just too

small to contain them.

He got married, had three children, and took his show on the road.

Well overseas, in 1855 Charles traveled to New York City to join a family of French

circus performers.

They'd been entertaining audiences for four generations and often took on outsiders

to flesh out their act.

Now that he was part of a large group though, Charles needed a way to stand out.

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