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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.

    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
    Stickball (Entry 1225.MK0608)

    Stickball (Entry 1225.MK0608)

    In which a village pastime for Sussex dairymaids gets urbanized into an exciting neighborhood pick-up sport in American inner cities, and John wants to pick the bittle up. Certificate #13472.

    • 1 hr 5 min

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