We are Ken Jennings and John Roderick. We speak to you from our present, which we can only assume is your distant past, the turbulent time that was the early 21st century.

Fearing the great cataclysm that will surely befall our civilization, we began this monumental

reference of strange and obscure human knowledge.

These recordings represent our attempt to compile and preserve wonders and esoterica that would otherwise be lost.

So whether you're listening from an advanced civilization or have just reinvented the technology to decrypt our transmissions,

this is our legacy to you.

This is our time capsule.

This is the omnibus. Oh, You have accessed entry 726.

M.T. 0908.

Certificate number 39341 Liz Tomania Number 393. 341.

Liz Tomania. List tomania except talking about Frans list not tomania. Not tomanian

not tome and poisoning. Right, or Listomania, which it seems like everybody I know, every girl I've ever dated is like, just make a list. Look at all my lists. The mania is when you like buy a copy of the

book of lists and book of lists to in 1978 and put them in your bathroom.

Well put them then make a list of all the books of lists you have.

But we're talking about List.

List.

Is that the Hungarian way we're going to say it?

No, I think in Hungary it's like...

Lisht.

Lisht. I actually don't know.

No, that would be the German way.

Yeah, in I've been in Budapest and everything is still named after Lest.

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