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1930 film may be the first how-to video in history

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According to Boing Boing, a nineteen thirty film by Count Étienne Louis Philippe Ścibor-Rylski may be the very first how-to video in history. The subject of this nearly century-old tutorial? How to properly wear a monocle. It seems the impulse to create instructional video content is timeless.

Source: https://boingboing.net/2026/07/01/1930-film-may-be-the-fi...

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