@jalefkowit The guy considered the father of interlibrary loan, and who pushed hardest for the establishment of the Boston Public Library system, was a 19th century French dude who financed his philanthropy to libraries and museums with money he earned through...
Wait for it...
Ventriloquism.
Not the kind with a dummy, but basically modern voice acting. He'd perform plays where he did all the parts, imitating different voices and projecting them as needed.
Oh thank God! I was sure it was going to be "slavery".
@jztusk @jalefkowit nope, not this time!