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Things You Thought You Knew – Magnetic Cores & Flipping Poles
StarTalk Radio
The Future of Long Distance Calling
New York, Los Angeles and Chicago were the first to introduce area codes. They wanted to minimize the time you would spend dialing in a long distance call. Now everybody has three or four phone numbers associated with themselves. The push button didn't make any difference until people started using cell phones.
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