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What do you say when you answer the phone? “Hello,” of course—and that’s thanks to Thomas Edison. His rival, Alexander Graham Bell, thought phones should be answered with something different. Was it A.) “Ahoy,” B.) “All right,” C.) “Howdy” or D.) “Salutations?”

The answer: A.) “Ahoy” was Alexander Graham Bell’s preferred opening line when answering the phone, and he used it his entire life.

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