TRIVIA TODAY - Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Greetings Infomaniacs, A pet peeve of mine is when you're out with somebody and they spend the whole time looking at their cell phone, texting or what have you. I will admit, I do spend a lot of time playing games and texting on my phone, but not when I'm out with people. I just think it's impolite and makes the person you're with feel unimportant. So, that's my rant!
With that said, here are some fun facts involving phones and telecommunications...
Enjoy!
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Visit and Enjoy: EVTV1.com TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTEQUOTE: "Middle age: When you're sitting at home on Saturday night and the telephone rings and you hope it isn't for you."
HINT: (1902-1971), American poet well known for his light verse.
RANDOM TIDBITSThe first cell phone, made by Motorola, measured 9x5 inches and weighed 2 1/2 pounds. The first cell phone call was placed on April 3, 1973, by Dr. Martin Cooper, the General Manager for Motorola's Systems Division.
In the early 1960s, John Draper discovered that a plastic whistle included in boxes of Cap'n Crunch cereal emitted a perfect 2,600 Hz tone. When the Air Force shipped him to England, he was able to make free overseas calls by blowing the whistle into the telephone and tripping Ma Bell's long distance trunks.
The Loneliest Phone Booth in America site was the location of an extremely remote phone booth along U.S. Route 50 near Sand Mountain Recreational Area. The booth was solar-powered and assigned the phone number of (775) 423-0904. It was removed by the phone company after too many drivers passing by it used it for target practice with their firearms, filling it with bullet holes.
Mr. Burns on TV's The Simpsons persists in answering his telephone with "Ahoy-hoy?" which is one of the greetings that inventor Alexander Graham Bell recommended for his device.
From 1963 to 2003, Jane Barbe "spoke" to some 20 million people per day. Hers was the voice telephone customers heard when they dialed the number for the correct time and also the voice that informed them "the number you have reached is no longer in service."
The "Hello, My Name Is" name tag you see at so many meetings and conferences today was created in 1880 for the first Telephone Operators Convention, which was held in Niagara Falls, New York.
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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTEQUOTE: "Middle age: When you're sitting at home on Saturday night and the telephone rings and you hope it isn't for you."
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