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[โ€“] Sergio@piefed.social 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Some of those old books had ads for cigarettes in them! Mostly the cheaper paperbacks. For some reason it wasn't as annoying, it was more of a historical artifact, an indication of the context in which the book was originally read.

[โ€“] Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 hours ago

yeah that's actually pretty dope lol

I've found old textbooks from the 30's with handwritten notes in them :D

history is cool