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 583 dot I S. 3323 certificate number 50975. The Hero of Camperdown.

The Hero of Camper Down. Have you ever done anything heroic? Have you ever had a moment of glory?

Modern life doesn't afford many opportunities, especially now that society has kind of found a way to make sure only poor and underprivileged people

even go to war.

I have dreamt of having an opportunity to do something heroic.

And I definitely challenge myself

to imagine if it were a situation

where my life was at stake

in order to help others, that I would not cower at the challenge.

How are you in a crisis?

Pretty good.

You feel like you keep a cool head when there's a flat tire or a blown fuse.

All that stuff. I'm calm, cool, and collected.

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