HOUSTON – Whether you’re the talk-it-out type or you prefer to send your calls straight to voicemail, there’s no denying the massive role the phone plays in our personal and work lives. Phones have truly changed how we communicate, and even as newer modes of communication become popular, there’s still nothing like an OG phone call.
In honor of National Telephone Day, celebrated every year on April 25th, here are five mind-blowing facts about phones that you’ve probably never heard before.
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- 85% of adults in America own a smart phone. 100% of adults aged 18-49 owned a cell phone of any kind, according to those surveyed by Pew Research.
- 3.8 trillion.. yes, trillion with 12 zeros.. hours were spent on mobile apps in 2021 according to Forbes with the average person spending about 4.5 hours per day on their phone.
- The most expensive phone in the world is the Falcon Supernova iPhone 6 Pink Diamond at a whopping $48.5 million. Naturally, you will also want to buy the matching $300,000 ear pods.
- The first SMS text message ever said, “Merry Christmas.” Engineer Neil Papworth sent the world’s first SMS message from his computer to a colleague back in 1992.
- We hold our breath when we drop our phones but in Finland mobile phone throwing is an official sport! The current world record holder is Dries Feremans at 110.42 meters.
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