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[–] asteriskeverything@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago (1 child)

This is why encyclopedia salesmen was even a thing.

If you didn't have that, go to a library.

Eventually there was encyclopedia britannica which was basically one of the coolest things you could have for free on your computer in that era.

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[–] debil@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Funnily even the usage was pretty similar to doom-browsing Wikipedia:

pick a volume
open random page
read about medieval remedies for mental illnesses
open another random page
read about some rare tropical bird
repeat and rinse
maybe brag about your tidbit knowledge to your friends later (if you had any)

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