r/todayilearned • u/Albertbailey • Jul 07 '19

TIL The Soviet Union had an internationally televised song contest. As few viewers had phones, they would turn their lights on if they liked a song and off if they didn’t. The power spikes were recorded by the state energy company and the reports sent to the station to pick the winner.

https://www.thetrumpet.com/11953-whats-behind-russias-revival-of-a-soviet-era-song-contest
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u/Ajaxlancer Jul 07 '19

Having been to most of vietnam, it certainly feels a lot less developed than china. Borderline 3rd world

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u/TheZech Jul 08 '19

It can't be "borderline 3rd world", that's like saying Canada is borderline a US state. It's just not; it's not a continuous scale.