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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 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 25 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 15 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 24 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 27 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
  • 1 hour 13 minutes
    The King Under the Mountain (Entry 688.RO1311)
    In which dozens of national sleeping guys with long beards wait in caves for their countries to need them again, and John thinks Tom Cruise should not be in a courtyard. Certificate #53610.
    7 November 2024, 11:00 am
  • 1 hour 26 minutes
    New Urbanism (Entry 835.SS0711)
    In which conservative Sun Belt retirees and progressive urbanists agree on a nostalgic but radical revolution in city design, and Ken does a Norman Rockwell impression. Certificate #34959.
    31 October 2024, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 12 minutes
    Soviet Spartacus (Entry 1194.EX2116)
    In which a Thracian slave from two thousand years earlier becomes a proletarian role model and Communist sports hero, and John prefers action stars with boogers. Certificate #37084.
    24 October 2024, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 21 minutes
    Electrical Sockets (Entry 400.JS0215)
    In which the long war between alternating and direct current produces power outlets that multiply nto a dizzying world of configurations, and Ken needs a grounding prong. Certificate #29673.
    17 October 2024, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 21 minutes
    Tartans (Entry 1279.DE2230)
    In which Scottish clans each choose a distinctive plaid based on a romantic Highland history that didn't really happen, and John takes a hard hit while playing Frisbee in a skirt. Certificate #26624.
    10 October 2024, 10:00 am
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