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submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Like the telharmonium, this is one of those inventions that could only have existed for a brief period of time.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Anyone remember dialing "popcorn" to know the time, despite having to use a phone attached to a wall usually near a clock?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Ooh I hadn't heard of that one, cool!