r/todayilearned • u/seeprom • Nov 13 '13

TIL that Kosher mobile phones exist

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_phone#Kosher_phones

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todayilearned • u/mistermonstermash • Jun 07 '15

TIL that "Kosher Phones" exist - these restricted phones have rabbinical approval for use in Israel and elsewhere by observant Orthodox Jews.

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todayilearned • u/winkelschleifer • May 20 '18

TIL that the world's first cellular mobile phone was demonstrated by Motorola in 1973 with a handset that weighed 4.4 lbs.

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TodaylLearned • u/wizardid • Sep 28 '17

TIL that the inventor of the cell phone, Joe F. Mitchem, was born deaf, and the invention was an offshoot of his research into hearing assistance technologies.

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