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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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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.

    The Brushy Mountain Prison Breakout (Entry 159.AC0523)

    The Brushy Mountain Prison Breakout (Entry 159.AC0523)

    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.

    • 1h 43 min
    The Western Washington Windshield Epidemic (Entry 1422.RV0613)

    The Western Washington Windshield Epidemic (Entry 1422.RV0613)

    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.

    • 1h 23 min
    Talking Drums (Entry 1275.1C1407)

    Talking Drums (Entry 1275.1C1407)

    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.

    • 1h 26 min
    The Antarctic Snow Cruiser (Entry 052.1K0732)

    The Antarctic Snow Cruiser (Entry 052.1K0732)

    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.

    • 1h 10 min
    Electroculture (Entry 401.MT1308)

    Electroculture (Entry 401.MT1308)

    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.

    • 1h 16 min
    Somerton Man (Entry 1189.PS7902)

    Somerton Man (Entry 1189.PS7902)

    In which a clue-filled dead body appears on a beach in Adelaide, Australia, sparking a tantalizing 75-year mystery, and Ken is not a team of seventh graders. Certificate #35821.

    • 1h 41 min

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