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Welcome to Aaron Manky'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 Curiosity's.

China is a massive country, with a recorded history stretching back thousands of years,

but it wasn't always one big united nation. In ancient times, it was made up of many smaller kingdoms,

and it took one man, the first emperor, to unite them all. But the first emperor, despite his

accomplishments, was not a

beloved figure. He was as cruel as he was visionary. When most leaders die, they are treated to a

state funeral. But when the first emperor died, his people did something very curious with the body.

Shiwan Di became king of the province of Chin when he was only 13 years old in 247 BC.

That name actually means First Emperor, and so obviously it wasn't his real name, but we'll

keep using it since it's the name that he's best known by in history.

When he was about 21, his chief advisor and his mother both tried to overthrow his rule. There's some historical

evidence that his advisor was actually his real father rather than the previous king. Rough parents,

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