Welcome to Erin Mankie'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.

No Side Really Wins in a War

As long as human life is sacrificed, every battle will be a losing one.

But one man tried to change that, and he almost succeeded.

Charles Kettering made cash registers.

That was just his day job, but in his spare time he was also an inventor.

In the span of five years, he was awarded 23 patents, but he didn't limit his expertise

only to cash registers.

He also liked to tinker with cars.

Always looking to make things better.

Kettering and a group of engineers would gather in a barn owned by one of the other members

to discuss improvements.

Eventually their frequent meetings were so productive they decided to incorporate, and

their new company would focus on reducing automobile fatalities.

Meanwhile, Elmer Spiri, a former electric company magnate, was working on making ships

and planes safer.

His gyroscopic stabilizers helped large ships balance in rough waters.

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