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 one three five two dot D. E one two two three.

certificate number one eight five seven three Certificate number 1-18573.

Twilight.

You nicknamed my daughter after the lock this monster?

I think we've observed before that generationally the millennials and

Generation Z have been underserved chronologically by Omnibus so far.

Right, we have less of a tendency to chronologically by omnibus so far.

Right, we have less of a tendency to talk about the Smurfs or Barney or what are some

other boy meets world, Hollister. Boy Meets World. Boy Meets World.

Hollister.

Have we talked about K-pop yet?

No, but we should.

That's a thing.

Black Pink.

That's coming.

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