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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.

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1:12:35

Episode 520: The Quadro Tracker (Entry 1016.LK1202)

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2022/12/01

In which a man who can't find his golf balls solves every law enforcement problem known to man, and Ken has some bad news about parking tickets. Certificate #21137.

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1:06:48

Episode 519: The Johnstown Flood (Entry 674.NA0108)

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2022/11/29

In which an earthenwork dam enjoyed by millionaires fails and a town of steelworkers disppears from the map, and John is terrified by the menace of West Virginia. Certificate #33180.

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57:29

Episode 518: The Last Solviet Citizen (Entry 702.LA0417)

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2022/11/24

In which one lonely cosmonaut is left in space while his nation disappears from under him, and Ken thinks couples therapy should be about Mars. Certificate #35916.

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1:21:31

Episode 517: Twilight (Entry 1352.DE1223)

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2022/11/22

In which a bored Phoenix mom has a sparkly dream that ends up changing both teen literature and Washington State tourism, and John explains that his virginity had little to do with vampires. Certificate #18573.

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54:53

Episode 516: Mother Trees (Entry 810.LK2129)

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2022/11/17

In which forests and their fungi form such close relationships that they essentially become a giant leafy brain, and Ken is excited about pre-Wil Wheaton science. Certificate #46162.

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1:12:27

Episode 515: The Goodwill Moon Rocks (Entry 539.JB1804)

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2022/11/15

In which a space detective learns that hundreds of Richard Nixon's tiny gifts to the world have gone missing over the years, and John wonders if religious sacraments are more effective in space. Certificate #25614.

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1:18:05

Episode 514: Up with People (Entry 1376.MT0715)

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2022/11/10

In which the counterculture of the 1960s encourages powerful institutions to create a square but multiracial song-and-dance troupe that takes the world by storm, and Ken imagines President Eisenhower as a stern ad executive. Certificate #53773

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1:18:38

Episode 513: Loyalists (Entry 738.1S0819)

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2022/11/08

In which half a million colonists decide the American Revolution isn't really their thing, and John needs to know how many lanterns there were, just in case. Certificate #13747.

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1:11:08

Episode 512: The Stone of Scone (Entry 1229.PS11822)

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2022/11/03

In which a medieval legend about a chunk of sandstone means that Scottish cooperation is necessary for Charles III to be crowned king, and Ken passes a Bible quiz. Certificate #42504.

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1:10:56

Episode 511: The Popemobile (Entry 965.JE4615)

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2022/11/01

In which the history of papal transportation is traced from sedan chairs to Hyundai sedans, and John has been researching the care and upkeep of Catholic moms. Certificate #15163.

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1:07:58

Episode 510: The Dempster Dumpster (Entry 332.LA0345)

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2022/10/27

In which cities, over the centuries, gradually discover the most efficient way to collect garbage for disposal, and Ken hasn't looked in his pocket since Christmas. Certificate #28712.

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1:11:46

Episode 509: Modernist Cuisine (Entry 798.PR2303)

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2022/10/25

In which a computer millionaire takes early retirement to self-publish a 50-pound reference work about the chemistry of food, and John discovers a surprise cherry tomato. Certificate #24537.

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1:14:43

Episode 508: The Batavia (Entry 103.AC2741)

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2022/10/20

In which one eventful Dutch voyage to Indonesia leads to a mutiny, a shipwreck, and a massacre off the coast of Australia, and Ken claims he has a bed in a port somewhere. Certificate #20229.

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1:05:58

Episode 507: The Last Train Robbery (Entry 702.EZ0722)

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2022/10/18

In which two Depression-era "drugstore cowboys" let their Wild West outlaw fantasies lead them into a life of crime, and John breaks the news to Ken about pirates. Certificate #26056.

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1:05:44

Episode 506: The Thanh Hoa Bridge (Entry 1293.2C0409)

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2022/10/13

In which the "Dragon's Jaw" across the Song Ma River in North Vietnam proves a challenge for the most advanced air weaponry on earth, and Ken thinks teens should be in parking lots. Certificate #22691.

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1:16:40

Episode 505: Dissociative Fugues (Entry 363.HE1017)

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2022/10/11

In which human memory and identity are so fragile that a series of people simply walk away from them, and John wishes more things were the movie Tron. Certificate #28975.

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1:02:26

Episode 504: Lem Billings (Entry 121.PR2705)

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2022/10/06

In which a high school Kennedy confidante becomes an influential White Hoise voice while hiding a delicate secret, and Ken wants to blur some of John Lithgow's wrinkles. Certificate #36906.

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57:34

Episode 503: The Murder of Herbert Lee (Entry...

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2022/10/04

In which a racist Mississippi state legislator kills his childhood friend, a civil rights organizer, in broad daylight with no consequences whatsoever, and John thinks Ken pronounces "Montgomery" like a Southern belle. Certificate #34239.

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1:11:19

Episode 502: Adbusters (Entry 014.HG0105)

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2022/09/29

In which a pair of outraged Canadians, kept off the TV airwaves, change the world with their anti-consumerist art magazine instead, and Ken thinks Mr. Ed should have had pop-up ads. Certificate #29414.

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1:19:39

Episode 501: Luke and Laura (Entry 739.MT2210)

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2022/09/27

In which the first daytime "supercouple" briefly makes soap operas a part of 1980s mass culture, and John wonders if a bride is "zaftig." Certificate #32511.

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