Me too, in the early to mid 60's I read through our pre-WWII edition of Encyclopedia Britannica, so by Junior High School I was a fount of outdated information such as the major economic output of French Upper Volta.
I'm distressed by the OP's assertion (perhaps realistically) that today's satire can be found in the performances of late night TV personalities. Future generations will be poorer if that is true. MAD magazine will be remembered long after those guys are forgotten.