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Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities

The Rumor Mill

Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

History, Society & Culture

4.58.7K Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2018

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Pay attention during your tour of the Cabinet today, because things aren't always what they appear to be.

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0:00.0

Our world is full of the unexplainable.

0:07.2

And if history is an open book, all of these amazing tales are right there on display,

0:13.1

just waiting for us to explore.

0:16.2

Welcome to the Cabinet of Curiosity's.

0:27.9

Curiosity's are proof that the sky is the limit.

0:31.0

Soaring towers, crowded streets, people shuffling from one thing to the next, and those miraculous

0:36.9

feats of engineering in artistry.

0:39.6

Cities are organic and constantly changing, and yet they're anchored in our minds and hearts

0:44.4

by their landmarks.

0:46.4

Imagine New York without the Empire State Building, or Paris without the Eiffel Tower.

0:51.1

They wouldn't just look different, it would look like they didn't exist at all.

0:55.9

Now imagine a city rich in history and culture, home to authors, politicians, and titans

1:01.6

of industry.

1:03.2

This one in particular is located in northwest Germany, a little over 100 miles from Doosel

1:08.8

Dorf.

1:09.8

It was founded in the early 1200s, and for a very long time was known as the City of

1:14.9

Linden.

1:15.9

In fact, it once produced so much of the fabric that in the 1920s, it started issuing

1:20.7

linen currency, as well as notes made of velvet and silk.

1:25.3

This, my friends, is Bielefeld.

1:28.7

It's a city much like any other.

1:30.8

It boasts a university and serves as headquarters for a number of companies, including food,

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