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.

Everybody needs a little help every now and then.

Someone who has never held a guitar needs to know where to place their fingers on the strings.

A novice dance student must be told how to move their feet and travelers in unknown destinations

need to know where to go.

That's where the experts step in.

Be it their guitar teacher, a dance instructor, or a tour guide, a person with advanced knowledge

can be invaluable to someone just learning.

But in the pantheon of great teachers, one stands out above the rest.

His name was Jack, but he was better known as Pellaris Jack.

During the late 1800s, Pellaris Jack was responsible for shepherding ships traveling between

the cities of Wellington and Nelson in New Zealand.

As explorers sailed between the North and South islands, they would inevitably come upon

a dangerous stretch of water known as French Pass.

It was a narrow gap fraught with high winds and roaring waves.

Two large ships had already sunk to a watery grave in trying to navigate it.

Even the most seasoned captain needed help getting through it, and that's where Pellaris

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