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)

Queen Victoria's Grandchildren (Entry 1020.IS1418)

Queen Victoria's Grandchildren (Entry 1020.IS1418)

In which we follow up on the forty-two offspring of the "grandmother of Europe," including the one who led Germany into World War I and the one who might have been Jack the Ripper. Certificate #26374.

10 Jan 201959min

Cumberland vs. Georgia Tech (Entry 305.RM1219)

Cumberland vs. Georgia Tech (Entry 305.RM1219)

In which a revenge-crazed football coach runs up a 222-0 score against a squad of random law students and townies, and John explains why his go-to comedy move is dropping his pants. Certificate #26347...

8 Jan 20191h 10min

Track 61 (Entry 1324.EZ0808)

Track 61 (Entry 1324.EZ0808)

In which Franklin Roosevelt builds a secret, private train station under the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, and John almost defects to East Germany in a gaily colored ski jacket. Certificate #33725.

3 Jan 20191h 1min

Snowflakes (Entry 1181.PS14716)

Snowflakes (Entry 1181.PS14716)

In which a Vermont farmer unveils to the world a natural beauty of crystalline perfection that's been hiding in plain sight, and Ken and John decide to slander Buzz Aldrin for some reason. Certificate...

1 Jan 201949min

The Turboencabulator (Entry 1348.IS2811)

The Turboencabulator (Entry 1348.IS2811)

In which we study the spurving bearings and hydrocoptic marzlevanes of the made-up machine that brought technobabble to the masses, and John actually encourages Ken to talk about Star Trek for a chang...

27 Des 20181h 8min

Thomas Nast (Entry 825.JB1534)

Thomas Nast (Entry 825.JB1534)

In which one Gilded Age influencer puts Santa at the North Pole because he hates slavery so much and runs New York's most powerful man out of town on a rail because he hates the Irish so much. Certifi...

25 Des 20181h 9min

The Christmas Truce (Entry 220.LK0214)

The Christmas Truce (Entry 220.LK0214)

In which peace and holiday good will break out on the western front in 1914, partly due to the work of suffragettes, and it changes the tourism industry forever. Also, Ken defends fruitcake. Certifica...

20 Des 20181h 2min

Telling the Bees (Entry 1285.PR2413)

Telling the Bees (Entry 1285.PR2413)

In which we explore one of the weirdest funeral superstitions of pagan Europe, and John explains why he likes to retell Aesop's Fables from the bad guys' point of view. Certificate #44411.

18 Des 201858min

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