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. Okay. You have accessed entry 1028.

G.E. 4927.

Certificate number 22714. Raised by Wolves. We've talked about the Seattle Zoo before. You have childhood memories there.

I do. Recently you exited the zoo through unorthodox means. Yeah, damaged

my corporeal self. Little old to be jumping over fences at the zoo, Joan. Sadly true.

I didn't realize it. It's not too far from where we live which

means it's kind of a neighborhood park for us you know. You go there a lot and you have your

memberships? Yeah we support the zoo. Sure, sure.

The kids were, when the kids were littler, especially,

it would be like, well, let's go to the zoo for an hour

before it closes.

These kids are annoying me.

Where, let's take them to the zoo where they belong.

Well, it does seem like a very like 1965 approach to child rearing.

Well, let's go to the zoo.

And it's a nice zoo.

It's not, you know, just sad cement, cages full of sad,

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