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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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1:02:19

Episode 342: The Lost Spitfires of Burma (Entry...

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2021/03/18

In which a modern-day treasure hunter becomes convinced that a priceless trove of British fighter jets is buried at the end of an airport runway, and John becomes a realtor for Myanmar. Certificate #34112.

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1:11:52

Episode 341: The Memex (Entry 774.EX3607)

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2021/03/16

In which the Internet is born in 1945 when a radar technician in a bamboo hut reads a Life magazine article about a futuristic desk, and Ken wonders if anyone smoked weed at Los Alamos. Certificate #18461.

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1:19:06

Episode 340: English as She Is Spoke (Entry 414.GE1107)

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2021/03/11

In which an inept attempt at a Portuguese-English phrasebook becomes an enduring comedy classic, and John celebrates the invention of the stirrup. Certificate #29469.

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1:08:15

Episode 339: Rosa Luxemburg's Body (Entry 1082.NU1911)

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2021/03/09

In which the most famous socialist rabble-rouser of her time returns from her 1919 execution (maybe) as a headless mummy, and Ken wonders if ancient Irish peasants had combination skin. Certificate #27337.

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1:00:05

Episode 338: Mobile Jubilees (Entry 797.LV2512)

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2021/03/04

In which a set of rare ocean and weather conditions in Alabama can lead to periodic seafood explosions, and Ken and John agree that Muscle Shoals must be in the wrong place. Certificate #38099.

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1:08:48

Episode 337: Henry Cavendish (Entry 197.JB2825)

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2021/03/02

In which the wealthiest and most socially awkward British thinker of his time revolutionizes science, mostly in secret, and John wants to harvest clones at Packers games. Certificate #47447.

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1:09:46

Episode 336: The Beatles' Lord of the Rings (Entry...

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2021/02/25

In which we consider an alternate timeline where the Beatles' third movie was a psychedelic Tolkien adaptation instead of a bummer documentary, and Ken sticks up for sanitation. Certificate #51290.

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1:11:47

Episode 335: Sergeant Stubby (Entry 1136.PS1848)

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2021/02/23

In which a mutt from the mean streets of Connecticut becomes a decorated hero in the trenches of World War I, and John is only good at half of rugby. Certificate #26161.

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1:03:28

Episode 334: Beaver Castoreum (Entry 108.EX3035)

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2021/02/18

In which the gross gunk from the back end of a rodent is discovered to be an invaluable perfume ingredient and even flavor enhancer, and Ken's Sunday school teacher does not want a high-five. Certificate #36682.

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1:21:38

Episode 333: Flying Through the Gateway Arch (Entry...

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2021/02/16

In which Midwestern pilots are unable to resist the gaping maw of the St. Louis skyline, and John watches a Wim Wenders movie fourteen times without ever seeing the beginning. Certificate #30320.

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1:14:51

Episode 332: The Whole Earth Catalog (Entry 1430.IS1426)

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2021/02/11

In which an acid trip and a NASA space photo inspire a new guide of counterculture "tools" for living, and Ken helps John get his Nixon back. Certificate #51410.

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1:24:29

Episode 331: Lego Minifigures (Entry 711.EX0508)

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2021/02/09

In which we learn how a "system" of Scandinavian minimalism put on a happy face and became the most popular toy in the world, and John tries the art of the deal with Ken's kids. Certificate #50469.

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1:19:06

Episode 330: The Universal Studios Fire (Entry...

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2021/02/04

In which a series of corporate mergers and one amusement park fire conspire to rob the world of a priceless musical heritage, and Ken regrets renting a fancy car. Certificate #43485.

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1:01:23

Episode 329: The Great Tea Race (Entry 548.JM0304)

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2021/02/02

In which four clipper ships race to London in the most exciting contest of the 19th century, and John thinks race cars should deliver cocaine. Certificate #38646.

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1:23:56

Episode 328: Bigfoot Hoaxers (Entry 120.2K0108)

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2021/01/28

In which southwest Washington State becomes the epicenter for lazy Sasquatch fakes, and Ken explains how the Jersey Devil probably reproduces. Certificate #17742.

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1:15:17

Episode 327: Operation Ajax (Entry 869.PR2904)

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2021/01/26

In which a presidential grandchild with a reasonable CIA departmental budget is all it takes to overthrow Iran, and John reveals the only downside of firing a howitzer. Certificate #39131.

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1:08:46

Episode 326: The River of Doubt (Entry 1076.PS7208)

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2021/01/21

In which Teddy Roosevelt and his son celebrate the end of his manly presidency by almost dying in South America, and Ken is tricked into discussing Mato Grosso. Certificate #27531.

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59:16

Episode 325: Allegheny Time (Entry 032.MT2436)

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2021/01/19

In which a series of traumatic train accidents and a broke astronomer conspire to re-invent time as a flat circle, and John accidentally attends a clock unveiling. Certificate #13818.

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1:04:50

Episode 324: Otokichi (Entry 879.2C1125)

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2020/12/31

In which a freak Pacific storm in 1832 makes one young castaway an unusual ambassador for the Empire of Japan, and Ken is unable to justify the Gospel of John. Certificate #37850.

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1:19:22

Episode 323: Woodstock '99 (Entry 1441.IS2808)

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2020/12/29

In which a fiery apocalypse outside Rome, New York marks the cultural endpoint of the 1990s, and John spends his whole childhood reading about armaments in Janes publications. Certificate #27287.

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