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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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1:04:49

Episode 467: Safety Coffins (Entry 1095.LK0852)

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2022/05/31

In which a series of questionable legends about premature burial lead to an inventors' boom of escapable caskets, and John has been handcuffed at least seven times. Certificate #35676.

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1:11:44

Episode 466: Sovereign Citizens (Entry 1194.1C0612)

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2022/05/26

In which a surprisingly broad spectrum of conspiracists discovers a secret set of rules for outsmarting the U.S. government, and Ken wishes some of his enemies could be flogged more. Certificate #29113.

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1:19:46

Episode 465: The Goodwill Games (Entry 539.EP0607)

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2022/05/24

In which an upstart media mogul hatches a plan with Moscow to challenge the Olympics and end the Cold War, and John looks for the sexiest pictures of a former First Lady. Certificate #21182.

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1:25:04

Episode 464: Moose Cheese (Entry 806.JB1010)

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2022/05/19

In which brave souls from Siberia to Zimbabwe try riding and milking some rarely domesticated animals, with mixed results, and Ken wants to put a newborn baby on an ostrich. Certificate #52260.

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1:22:56

Episode 463: Billy Jack (Entry 122.LV1933)

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2022/05/17

In which one low-budget action flick forever rewrites the rules of how movies are marketed, and John thinks Spider-Man's aunt is the only real movie star. Certificate #33734.

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1:05:20

Episode 462: The Milgram Experiment (Entry 788.GE2708)

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2022/05/12

In which a Yale psychologist attempts to explain the Holocaust using research techniques considered unethical today, and Ken has a theory about the origins of Jeopardy! Certificate #20495.

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1:05:59

Episode 461: Potsdamer Platz (Entry 972.NE0406)

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2022/05/10

In which the "Times Square of Europe" is bombed into 150 acres of rubble and eventually the greatest real estate opportunity of the post-Cold War world, and John lists the only three places in Germany. Certificate #38531.

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1:13:06

Episode 460: The Holy Prepuce (Entry 594.JS0503)

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2022/05/05

In which Apocrypha gospel adventures and medieval miracles are ascribed to the sacred foreskin of Jesus of Nazareth, and Ken disapproves of hand magic in our schools. Certificate #52348.

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1:25:05

Episode 459: Missing in Action (Entry 795.2CH2811)

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2022/05/03

In which the majority of Americans become convinced that American POWs are still being held captive decades after the Vietnam War ends, and John assumes those dancing inflatable tube men enjoy Primus. Certificate #49382.

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1:21:15

Episode 458: Sleng Teng Riddim (Entry 1172.PS3303)

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2022/04/28

In which the first ever all-electronic groove revolutionized Jamaican music, and Ken thinks there should be more songs about baptism. Certificate #52239.

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1:23:36

Episode 457: Point Nemo (Entry 958.JB3826)

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2022/04/26

In which the dead center of the Pacific Ocean is revealed to be the home of microplastics, sunken spacecraft, and possibly giant sea monsters, and John refuses to leave his keyboard player in the desert. Certificate #49394.

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55:24

Episode 456: The Titanic II (Entry 1311.PR1618)

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2022/04/21

In which an Australian national treasure and a Chinese resort race to revive the most disastrous brand in maritime history, and Ken is fed up with the sulfurous steel of Belfast. Certificate #50231.

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1:18:37

Episode 455: Ranz-des-Vaches (Entry 1030.PS5010)

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2022/04/19

In which Swiss mercenaries will desert their post if you whistle a folk song about cows, and John wishes you many goods and cheese. Certficate #26419.

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1:16:15

Episode 454: Solidarnosc (Entry 1187.EC0409)

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2022/04/14

In which a well-mustached electrician starts a labor movement that even Ronald Reagan can get behind, and Ken is working on a chess novel. Certificate #26170.

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1:21:54

Episode 453: The Presidential Fitness Test (Entry...

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2022/04/12

In which terror of falling behind the Swiss leads the White House to introduce America's children to a new and tramautic form of physical education, and John wants to landscape the top of Mount Rainier. Certificate #39398.

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55:50

Episode 452: The Torch Lady (Entry 1319.MT2507)

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2022/04/07

In which a multitude of actresses and one journalist remember being the model for the Columbia Pictures logo, and Ken's fuse box is in the wrong place. Certificate #28564.

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1:02:50

Episode 451: Minitel (Entry 791.IS4209)

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2022/04/05

In which a French-only precursor to the World Wide Web appears in the late 1970s in a wave of Gallic futurist fervor, and John may have been making long distance calls from a Parisian prison. Certificate #23054.

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1:08:25

Episode 450: Camel Beauty Pageants (Entry 177.MT2324)

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2022/03/31

In which a Bedouin cultural revival in modern-day Arabia leads to a thriving circuit of competitive camel events, and Ken thinks Brazil is acting a little desperate. Certificate #37337.

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1:09:42

Episode 449: Eyebrows (Entry 446.IS4804)

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2022/03/29

In which we follow the evolution of the human brow from prehistoric man up through the Kardashians, and John looks into Sanskrit. Certificate #22352.

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1:15:28

Episode 448: Hang In There, Baby (Entry 566.MT2413)

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2022/03/24

In which a Beverly Hills celeb photographer, a Siamese kitten named Sassy, and a Broadway legend collaborate to create modern poster culture, and Ken hates the ticking of a giant Garfield watch. Certificate #19046.

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