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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Your journey into discovering the amazing people and wonderful happenings in, and around, the qathet region. Insightful interviews, frank conversations and often hilarious discussions of issues, ideas and people that matter to you.
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The Rainbow Bridge (Entry 1028.EC0319)
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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.By Omnibus
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The Principality of Sealand (Entry 987.IS6022)
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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.By Omnibus
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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.By Omnibus
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In which attempts to replace petrochemical plastic with corn and sawdust face fatal challenges of scale and efficiency, and Ken has never made a Prius. Certificate #32944.By Omnibus
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The Push Button (Entry 1012.DE0611)
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In which the influence of spinet pianos and telegraph keys produces a satisfying new device interface for the electric age, and John thinks aliens just want a cuddle. Certificate #42007.By Omnibus
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In which the development of guardrail and concrete divider technology makes highway driving massively safer over the decades, and Ken lies under oath in a deposition. Certificate #40991.By Omnibus
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Joanna Southcott's Box (Entry 673.GN4910)
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In which twenty-four bishops refuse to open the secret prophecies that will save Britain from war and banditry, and John wants to be called "Dicebox." Certificate #49596.By Omnibus
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Episode 590: Vanity Plates (Entry 1383.EC1208)
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In which car registration numbers become modes for personalized creative expression and eventually a multimillion-dollar commodity, and Ken does not say "auto." Certificate #37808.By Omnibus
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Episode 589: The Earth from Space (Entry 391.GN0115)
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In which centuries of inaccurate illustrations of our planet are abruptly upended by satellites and awestruck astronauts, and John never drew spaceships, just Japanese fighter planes. Certificate #35817.By Omnibus
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Episode 588: The Food Pyramid (Entry 487.MT0611)
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In which budget-conscious Swedes rearrange American ideas about nutritious eating, and Ken is pretty sure M&Ms are not getting smaller. Certificate #54063.By Omnibus
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Episode 587: The Guano Islands Act (Entry 554.PS10407)
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In which we celebrate 167 years of Americans being able to claim any island they like as long as it has enough bird poop on it, and John thinks you can dip a pole in liberty. Certificate #39867.By Omnibus
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Episode 586: The Great Idaho Beaver Drop (Entry 548.JL0202)
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In which a remote part of Idaho solves its beaver dam problem with some surplus parachutes and an even more remote part of Idaho, and Ken applies the transitive property to mules and culverts. Certificate #31297.By Omnibus
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Episode 585: Naturism (Entry 827.GE0225)
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In which German health nuts give the world the idea of social nude recreation before the Nazis can tell them not to, and John thinks of something that is better than itching. Certificate #53668.By Omnibus
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Episode 584: The Ice Trade (Entry 615.PS14717)
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In which the ponds of New England become the wellspring of a new worldwide web of perishable foods, and Ken learns that gum is a forest treat. Certificate #23725.By Omnibus
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Episode 583: Einstein's Brain (Entry 399.JB1909)
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In which the estate of the century's greatest scientist becomes a $200 million enterprise even as his brain tissue languishes in a cider box, and John compares it to pastrami. Certificate #21917.By Omnibus
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Episode 582: Warren Miller (Entry 789.IS5707)
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In which a ski bum with dad jokes explores new frontiers of film distribution and extreme sports, and Ken is a water machine. Certificate #48941.By Omnibus
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Episode 581: Yu-Mex (Entry 1455.1C1408)
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In which the rift between two Communist dictators leads to a blooming of mariachi culture in the fertile soil of the Balkans, and John is baffled by Vietnamese karaoke. Certificate #46465.By Omnibus
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Episode 580: Prodigies, Failed (Entry 990.LK0240)
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In which the smartest people in the world bloom early but often struggle to live up that promise later in life, and Ken's phone thinks he lives at the zoo. Certificate #50285.By Omnibus
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Episode 579: The Eggnog Riot (Entry 398.RO1313)
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In which a late-night Christmas party in a West Point barracks gets out of hand, almost changing the course of the Civil War, and John is not anti-Julius. Certificate #32683. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace: Head to https://www.squarespace.com/omnibus to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code OMNIBUS.…
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Episode 578: The Caning of Charles Sumner (Entry 180.PR2314)
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In which tensions over slavery and its westward expansion boil over into an assault on the floor of the United States Senate, and Ken does not have a single cloak. Certificate #46116.By Omnibus
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Episode 577: Legal Baby Names (Entry 710.LK0160)
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In which governments around the world deliberate on how creatively parents may name their children, and John thinks "Tilden" sounds like a kind of cheese. Certificate #26934. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace: Head to https://www.squarespace.com/omnibus to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code OMNIBUS.…
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Episode 576: Jellyfish Blooms (Entry 671.PS10425)
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In which the world's overfished oceans begin to teem with a sudden surplus of ancient and puzzling invertebrates, and Ken just wants sex tourists not to pee on his bunion. Certificate #23757.By Omnibus
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Episode 575: Winamp (Entry 1433.PR2603)
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In which a teenaged slacker from Sedona with a love for llamas jump-starts the digital music age, and John explains why large people prefer old things. Certificate #38550.By Omnibus
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Episode 574: London Bridge (Entry 733.LK1626)
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In which the successor to one of the great medieval bridges is shipped to the Arizona desert by an American tycoon, and Ken is skeptical about product placement in slasher movies. Certificate #28472. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace: Head to https://www.squarespace.com/omnibus to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using…
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Episode 573: Cryonics (Entry 302.1C1535)
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In which a science fiction-loving professor dreams of conquering death with the cold, hard science of low-temperature preservation, and John just wants to be a brain with a nose. Certificate #48643.By Omnibus
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