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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.

In which a WWII fighter plane crashes on a Greenland ice sheet in 1942 and is painstakingly recovered and restored by a pilot over two decades. Certificate #25573.

Glacier Girl (Entry 530.JB3822)

In which a politician is banished to Singapore’s theme-park island, recounted by Nathan Jennings. Certificate #41799

Exiled to Sentosa (Entry 438.LU2319)

In which the illegitimate son of a Cornish housekeeper rises to the top of the British Museum Egyptology department. Featuring futureling and the host of the podcast Books of All Time Rose Judson. Certificate #43419.

E.A. Wallis Budge (Entry 161.IS1901)

Wherein dozens of Orca were kidnapped in an unspeakable scene and Christopher didn’t bring a laptop (and John didn’t have a camera yet). Certificate #41344.

Penn Cove Whale Capture (Entry 916.JB0712)

In which a plucky immigrant "printer's devil" creates a newspaper that puzzles and pays off generations of young American boys, and John avoids a chainsaw duel. Certificate #31682.

Grit (Entry 551.PR1004)

In which a government-backed desert race for unmanned vehicles ignites the technologies driving the autonomous future now creeping into our cities - with guest Andrew Miller. Certificate #49327

The Grand DARPA Challenge (Entry 543.PS5507)

In which Jack Kirby, a titan of American pop culture, confronts the disappearance of thousands of pages of his original comic art—and the battle over his place in creating modern pop culture guided by guest host Joseph J. Darowski. Certificate #43383

Jack Kirby’s Lost Art (Entry 688.DE2203)

In which two young Depression-era clerks break from their dull routines and embark on a canoe trip. Certificate #44688

New York to Nome (Entry 835.AC2710)

In which three well-meaning Atlanta executives accidentally announce their surrender in the cola wars, and Ken reads a letter. Certificate #38738.

(LIVE) New Coke (Entry 835.LK0538)

In which mail, cash, trash, passengers, burgers, and cats are sent zipping through vast networks on puffs of compressed air, and John would like to be sent a horny landscaper. Certificate #46257.

Pneumatic Tubes (Entry 955.JN0308)

In which a future music megastar bridges the gap between rock and hip-hop with one ambitious, illegal remix album, and John is such a good ally that he listened to Suzanne Vega. Certificate #19205.

The Grey Album (Entry 550.MT1906)

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