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Today I Learned (TIL)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Deepakhn on 2024-12-27 11:16:12.

Original Title: TIL,world's oldest emergency call service was started after a neighbour who wanted to report a house fire in Wimpole street telephoned the fire brigade and was so outraged at being held in a queue by the telephone exchange that he wrote a letter to the editor of The Times,which prompted an enquiry.

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