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Omnibus

Omnibus

Every week, Ken Jennings and John Roderick add a new entry to the OMNIBUS, an encyclopedic reference work of strange-but-true stories that they are compiling as a time capsule for future generations.

  • 1 hour 13 minutes
    Martin Luther King, Sr. (Entry 688.PR1301)
    In which an Atlanta pastor changes his name after a very inspiring visit to Germany and begins an American civil rights dynasty, and Ken gets to make a chart. Certificate #45274.
    23 January 2025, 11:00 am
  • 1 hour 26 minutes
    Spontaneous Combustion (Entry 1206.PR0627)
    In which scientists and paranormal investigators puzzle over a string of mysterious deaths beginning with a "dull and heavy" Italian countess, and John learns about the peat of the Maldives. Certificate #40714.
    16 January 2025, 4:01 pm
  • 1 hour 27 minutes
    Canal Mania (Entry 178.PR0516)
    In which British investors power the Industrial Revolution with arguably too many waterways for the nation's barges, and Ken thinks escalators are not cheating. Certificate #27217.
    9 January 2025, 11:00 am
  • 1 hour 9 minutes
    The Carrington Event (Entry 189.2P0312)
    In which a solar storm in 1859 leads to eye-popping auroras and a harboring of technological doom, and John compares gold pan and pizza sizes. Certificate #54094.
    2 January 2025, 11:00 am
  • 1 hour 20 minutes
    Elf on the Shelf (Entry 404.PR1503)
    In which the childhood Christmas tradition of two Georgia twins becomes a cultural tug-of-war over surveillance psychology, and Ken is going to buy a light blue tree. Certificate #45509.
    26 December 2024, 4:55 pm
  • 1 hour 15 minutes
    Space Contraband (Entry 1194.JB1312)
    In which astronauts and cosmonauts smuggle sandwiches, golf clubs, harmonicas, collectibles, and ashes into orbit, and John wants to blow bubbles on the Moon. Certificate #54825.
    19 December 2024, 11:00 am
  • 1 hour 14 minutes
    Lazy Susans (Entry 706.LK1237)
    In which a Cantonese restaurant in San Franciscos's Chinatown spreads American revolving-table technology worldwide, and Ken wonders how long it takes to get sick of a musician in your spare bedroom. Certificate #43576.
    12 December 2024, 11:00 am
  • 1 hour 16 minutes
    The Tooth Fairy (Entry 1317.SS0606)
    In which ancient sorcery, changeling myths, and Edwardian fads combine to create America's only homegrown childhood rite of passage, and John's dentist turns teeth into boats. Certificate #19230.
    5 December 2024, 11:00 am
  • 1 hour 10 minutes
    411 (Entry 495.LK2003)
    In which telephone users once had access to a surprising array of helpful and informative services, and Ken got rid of his landline to spite Al-Qaeda. Certificate #26038.
    28 November 2024, 11:00 am
  • 1 hour 12 minutes
    Whistling (Entry 1427.DE2323)
    In which an ancient linguistic and religious practice becomes a jaunty, ambulatory musical form before falling into decline, and John does not want to see condors in a hospital. Certificate #45133.
    21 November 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 1 hour 20 minutes
    The Population Bomb (Entry 966.GE2803)
    In which centuries of sterilization-happy doomsayers fail to predict a game-changing revolution in wheat, and Ken thinks Pakistan wants John to clean out his fridge. Certificate #2037.
    14 November 2024, 11:00 am
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