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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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1:13:06

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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1:17:16

Episode 447: Winnipeg the Bear (Entry 1436.PR1712)

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2022/03/22

In which a Canadian veterinarian saves an orphaned cub on his way to France, unwittingly giving the world a great literary gift, and John thinks there should be a railway car just for thrash metal. Certificate #51029.

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1:12:52

Episode 446: The Hudson Brothers (Entry 604.1J0210)

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2022/03/17

In which an Oregon pop trio become near-stars of record, TV, and screen in the mid-1970s, and Ken wonders who the Bee Gees are romancing in the afterlife. Certificate #37614.

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1:08:18

Episode 445: The Great Lisbon Earthquake (Entry...

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2022/03/15

In which a new breed of Portuguese statesman rebuilds his capital after the worst natural disaster in European memory, and John thinks a rainbow would never hold up in court. Certificate #30150.

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1:14:19

Episode 444: Fanta (Entry 453.EX1524)

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2022/03/10

In which a wartime shortage of secret ingredient 7x gives the world its second favorite soda brand, and Ken pronounces beverages like an Okie. Certificate #25939.

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1:12:50

Episode 443: The Royal Anus of Louis XIV (Entry...

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2022/03/08

In which modern surgery begins at Versailles inside the most beloved bottom in all of France, and John has Moroccan gravel in his foot for years. Certificate #52937.

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1:00:46

Episode 442: Nadia's Theme (Entry 823.PS5707)

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2022/03/03

In which a minor bit of a movie score improbably becomes a chart-topping hit thanks to daytime soaps and Olympic gymnastics, and Ken doesn't enjoy the bongo as a lead instrument. Certificate #25729.

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1:09:49

Episode 441: Lisztomania (Entry 726.MT0908)

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2022/03/01

In which a Hungarian composer and virtuoso pianist becomes Europe's first rock star, and John is looking for a German countess with the right braids. Certificate #39341.

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