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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Episoder(700)

Merkins (Entry 777.1C1115)

Merkins (Entry 777.1C1115)

In which we trace the surprisingly long and eventful history of body hair grooming, and Ken wonders if Brad Pitt will be hot forever. Certificate #33732.

7 Okt 20211h

Laetrile (Entry 696.MK1618)

Laetrile (Entry 696.MK1618)

In which apricot pits are discovered to be a cause of cyanide toxicicity rather than a cure for cancer, and John wanders Europe under the protection of a United States Senator. Certificate #527.

5 Okt 20211h

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse (Entry 182.PS4303)

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse (Entry 182.PS4303)

In which erosion on North Carolina's Outer Banks prompts the government to move a twelve-story lighthouse half a mile inland, and Ken is in favor of shipwrecks when the ships are bad. Certificate #637...

30 Sep 20211h 9min

The Cotsworth Calendar (Entry 283.JB0306)

The Cotsworth Calendar (Entry 283.JB0306)

In which a gifted Yorkshire boy fails to talk the League of Nations into a thirteen-month year, and John thinks autumn gets short shrift. Certificate #25901.

28 Sep 20211h 2min

The Erie War (Entry 424.PR2822)

The Erie War (Entry 424.PR2822)

In which America's richest men invent many, many types of securities fraud while tussling over a New York State railroad, and Ken imagines a zoo full of cows. Certificate #32641.

23 Sep 20211h 12min

Kennewick Man (Entry 683.GN2304)

Kennewick Man (Entry 683.GN2304)

In which a prehistoric nomad becomes the center of a heated legal battle nine thousand years after his death, and John announces a hydroplane race. Certificate #17567.

21 Sep 20211h 12min

The Town of Bent Necks (Entry 1323.SS0701)

The Town of Bent Necks (Entry 1323.SS0701)

In which two Nazi brothers divide a German town into rival athletic shoe factions, and Ken plans a hotel heist. Certificate #31961.

16 Sep 20211h 9min

The Prince Philip Movement (Entry 987.PS8207)

The Prince Philip Movement (Entry 987.PS8207)

In which one Melanesian village decides, sight unseen, to worship the Duke of Edinburgh, and the gods imprison John in a small ravine. Certificate #50227.

14 Sep 202158min

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