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Have you ever downloaded an old encyclopedia set? Did you actually read it, or just let it sit on your hard drive like a digital dragon hoarding gold? Tell me I’m not the only one. I still don’t know the capital of Burkina Faso without searching for it. But now I know that in 1911, the entry for "Rubber" was longer than the entry for "Radio." Some things are more interesting than facts.

That set cost around $1,500 back then (roughly $3,200 today). To own it was a flex. It meant you valued facts. It meant you didn’t argue with your spouse about whether the capital of Burkina Faso was Ouagadougou—you just walked to the bookshelf. encyclopedia britannica all volumes pdf

It’s 1992. A family in Ohio is eating dinner. The kids just finished a report on the solar system. In the corner of the living room sits a piece of furniture specifically designed to hold one thing: the 32-volume Encyclopedia Britannica. Have you ever downloaded an old encyclopedia set