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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Thomas the Tank Engine (Entry 1300.TI0209)

Thomas the Tank Engine (Entry 1300.TI0209)

In which children's love of model trains is reinvigorated in our era by an odd British TV property with an odd British ideology, and John thinks helicopters are probably hippies. Certificate #49600.

30 Kesä 20201h 8min

Sea Silk (Entry 1120.EX3816)

Sea Silk (Entry 1120.EX3816)

In which surprisingly large mussels provide the world's finest cloth to a shrinking number of old Mediterranean women, and Ken wonders what a Tibetan antelope smells like. Certificate #29379.

25 Kesä 20201h 5min

The 504 Sit-In (Entry 473.LK1413)

The 504 Sit-In (Entry 473.LK1413)

In which the Carter Administration waffles so long on a groundbreaking civil rights law that disabled protestors take over a federal building for almost a month, and John considers building a maze ful...

23 Kesä 20201h 5min

Le Pétomane (Entry 926.IS0324)

Le Pétomane (Entry 926.IS0324)

In which a French baker discovers an unusual muscular ability that makes him an international star, and Ken works on his Kegels mid-recording. Certificate #22584.

18 Kesä 202054min

Pulsars, Discovery of (Entry 1008.IS4713)

Pulsars, Discovery of (Entry 1008.IS4713)

In which the discoverer of neutron stars is largely ignored for her achievement, and John wonders about the precise verbiage to summon "Beetlejuice." Certificate #52246.

16 Kesä 20201h 1min

TV Detection Vans (Entry 1351.MT1828)

TV Detection Vans (Entry 1351.MT1828)

In which the BBC employs a high-tech surveillance fleet to find out if Britons are seeing Doctor Who illegally, and Ken watches Monday Night Football on Tuesday nights. Certificate #48968.

11 Kesä 20201h 8min

Roald Amundsen's Airship (Entry 1077.JE0113)

Roald Amundsen's Airship (Entry 1077.JE0113)

In which fifteen men in a dirigible, to say nothing of the dog, conquer the North Pole while arguing all the way, and John wonders if there are Italians on the Moon. Certificate #23607.

9 Kesä 20201h 22min

Jesse Owens, Gold Medals of (Entry 887.LV2525)

Jesse Owens, Gold Medals of (Entry 887.LV2525)

In which we examine the secondary market for Olympic medals, Nobel Prizes, game show trophies, and other awards, and Ken and John struggle to remember if Watson or Crick is the bad one. Certificate #2...

4 Kesä 202050min

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