We are Ken Jennings and John Roderick.

We are receiving this message.

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

entry 369.

D.E.0419, certificate number 26731.

The Dogon.

I'll name a famous alien and you tell me whether Hollywood got their depiction right or

oh so wrong. So we're going to call it

alien versus Georgia you ready yep E T very good yes very correct

and what about aliens from the alien franchise? Hollywood entertainment.

The cone heads?

Those cone heads actually exist as bona fide archaeological artifacts.

And what about Java the Hut?

Oh, Java, yeah.

Well, he's, I better not talk about him.

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