603 episodes

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.

    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.

    • 1 hr 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.

    • 1 hr 41 min
    Kim's Video (Entry 687.MT0542)

    Kim's Video (Entry 687.MT0542)

    In which the collapse of the video rental industry sends one valuable and eccentric archive to an obscure and disaster-plagued town in western Sicily, and E. coli is no match for John. Certificate #43318.

    • 1 hr 31 min
    Kilroy Was Here (Entry 687.EZ0810)

    Kilroy Was Here (Entry 687.EZ0810)

    In which a mysterious World War II inscription marries image and text to create the modern meme, and Ken does not think gangrenous limbs are a meme. Certificate #25622.

    • 1 hr 20 min
    The Rainbow Bridge (Entry 1028.EC0319)

    The Rainbow Bridge (Entry 1028.EC0319)

    In which the bountiful gifts of American advice columnists include a now-ubiquitious happy afterlife for pets, and John might lose a swordfight because he's too heavy for a chandelier. Certificate #29810.

    • 1 hr 34 min
    The Principality of Sealand (Entry 987.IS6022)

    The Principality of Sealand (Entry 987.IS6022)

    In which a self-crowned prince founds his own nation on a tiny piece of concrete in the North Sea, complete with commando raids, and Ken is only in favor of 3-D awards. Certificate #6611.

    • 1 hr 13 min

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