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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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74:50

The Twenty-Seventh Amendment (Entry 1352.GE3028)

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2024/10/03

In which a constitutional change finally happens after a two-hundred-year delay just to spite one Texas poli sci professor, and Ken likes it when scriveners get away scot-free. Certificate #43079.

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85:15

The Teddy Bear Shipwreck (Entry 1283.PR2433)

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2024/09/26

In which the toy market is revolutionized by a faddish stuffed animal that would be priceless today if it hadn't disappeared, and John buys the concept of a rabbit. Certificate #24398.

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74:02

Sea Peoples (Entry 1120.1K2248)

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2024/09/19

In which the great Mediterranean civilizations of the late Bronze Age collapse virtually overnight due to some mysterious visitors, and Ken knows a lot about white broccoli. Certificate #9795.

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78:31

The Coconut Revolution (Entry 239.JE0207)

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2024/09/12

In which Melanesian eco-revolutionaries fight off helicopter gunships with literal slingshots and homemade diesel, and John makes a shocking announcement about all scientists. Certificate #54146.

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71:22

Poutine (Entry 973.PS10709)

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2024/09/05

In which a curd-heavy side from central Quebec belatedly becomes the national dish of a land with no real national cuisine, and Ken learns so much about Sacramento culture. Certificate #30037.

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82:47

The Fenian Raids (Entry 461.DE2849)

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2024/08/29

In which a secret society of plucky Civil War veterans hatches a plan to return Ireland to the Irish by—wait for it—invading Canada, and John doesn't think the people who sold him wine coolers actually exist. Certificate #12129.

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66:38

Comic Sans (Entry 248.2C1009)

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2024/08/22

In which even the most hated typeface in the history of desktop publishing has its defenders, and Ken isn't sure why he owns cargo shorts. Certificate #54861.

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91:50

Oh, You Kid! (Entry 862.GA0519)

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2024/08/15

In which a flirty but forgotten Tin Pan Alley song leads to the first great moral panic in pop music history, and John sneakily borrows someone else's shanty town. Certificate #12960.

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80:51

Pickleball (Entry 937.EZ4621)

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2024/08/08

In which a state politician's lack of badminton equipment leads to the invention of the hottest sport of the 21st century, and Ken is slightly present. Certificate #42131.

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69:35

Stradivarius Violins (Entry 1231.PS9203)

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2024/08/01

In which researchers squabble for centuries about the secret ingredient that made one Cremonese craftsman the greatest musical instrument-maker of all time, and John seasons guitars under a bus. Certificate #36611.

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80:00

The Forbidden Island (Entry 489.LV2523)

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2024/07/25

In which a king agrees to hand over his seventh-best island in the hopes of creating a haven for his native Hawaiian language and culture, and Ken does not want to greet Zach. Certificate #43273.

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75:53

Fermi Problems (Entry 462.MK0819)

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2024/07/18

In which the last universal physicist demonstrates to his students that ballpark estimates in math can be as powerful as precision, and John isn't sure if Romanians can count tomatoes. Certificate #46480.

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85:13

Love Canal (Entry 737.PR2526)

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2024/07/11

In which an ill-advised utopian scheme to bypass Niagara Falls becomes America's first toxic waste catastrophe, and Ken knows the main thing that water does. Certificate #42025.

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73:42

Turtle Soup (Entry 1351.SS0212)

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2024/07/04

In which the great gourmet food of 19th-century "frolics" suddenly disappears from American menus, and John thinks humankind often looks to weasels. Certificate #32793.

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93:22

Harambe (Entry 567.JM0506)

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2024/06/27

In which the tragic death of a gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo launches a tidal wave of viral content on social media, and Ken explains bad table manners as an accident of birth. Certificate #23616.

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103:49

The Brushy Mountain Prison Breakout (Entry 159.AC0523)

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2024/06/20

In which the most notorious convict in America attempts no fewer than four separate escapes from the Alcatraz of the Cumberland Mountains, and John would never disparage the banjo. Certificate #1746.

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83:47

The Western Washington Windshield Epidemic (Entry...

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2024/06/13

In which a mysterious outbreak of "glass pox," possibly a result of nuclear testing, hits the Pacific Northwest, and Ken doesn't think Sherlock Holmes knows any teenagers. Certificate #40197.

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86:11

Talking Drums (Entry 1275.1C1407)

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2024/06/06

In which the Yoruba people of Nigeria create a new kind of "speech surrogacy" for news and storytelling using a versatile percussion section, and John only needs two pedals to get to Sounds-Like-Garbage-Land. Certificate #51913.

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70:56

The Antarctic Snow Cruiser (Entry 052.1K0732)

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2024/05/30

In which a polar expedition builds a massive RV to road-trip around Antarctica but brings the wrong tires, and Ken wonders if admirals like sexy calendars. Certificate #23408.

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76:00

Electroculture (Entry 401.MT1308)

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2024/05/23

In which the earliest discoverers of electricity disagree on whether it helps flowers, turnips, and myrtle shrubs to grow, and John punishes himself with sprouts. Certificate #27338.

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