Welcome to AirNenky'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.

A lot of great accomplishments have come out of compromises.

The Magna Carta is a powerful example.

Drafted in the year 1215, the document made a compromise between King John and his

barons, setting the stage for many elements of the modern democratic process.

Marriage is another of those moments of compromise.

What else are the vows of the bride and groom but a promise to work hard and stay together,

no matter the cost.

Two sides coming together to set aside differences and work together, building something that's

better than the two individual pieces.

Clearly when we compromise, we can make great things.

But compromise didn't look possible when the players arrived at Fenway Park back on

September 11th of 1918.

It was game 5 of the World Series and after a long season and a lot of hard work, the Red

Sox were feeling pretty proud of their accomplishments.

So proud it seems that they wanted more.

Specifically, they wanted a bigger payday for their championship games.

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