Introduction

We are Ken Jennings and John Roderick. We speak to you from our present, which we can only assume is your distant past. 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 esoteric that would otherwise be lost. This is our time capsule. To get access, entry 692.jb1117. Certificate number 38756.