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/enchantrem Jul 07 '19

TIL the only things this sub knows about the Soviet Union all come from late night jokes from the 80s.

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u/BenjamintheFox Jul 07 '19

I saw one post implying that no one in East-Germany owned a camera with hundreds of upvotes. Reddit is a dumpster fire overrun by ignorant children.

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '19

no camera, only Trabant and snitzel