I thought I was the only one who did this as a kid... I'm happy to learn that I wasn't alone.
Grandparents had the World Book Encyclopedia from the 1960's along with all the annual updates up into the 1980's in a cabinet; and I read them all.
Calgarian, Father, Husband, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Education, Democratic Socialist
Living with a permanent invisible disability and Neurodivergent.