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The world's first travel vlog was filmed in 1930

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Annoying people with vacation footage predates the internet by decades. A wealthy industrialist dragged a heavy, crank-operated camera around the globe to document his leisure, forcing his friends to watch the shaky, silent reels upon his return. He was the grandfather of unskippable content.

The world's first travel vlog was filmed in 1930
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