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[โ€“] asteriskeverything@lemmy.world 25 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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.

[โ€“] debil@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months 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)