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The Alabama Landline That Keeps Ringing

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When the James E. Foy desk opened at Auburn University in 1953, they used to use the Farmers’ Almanac and the Guinness Book of World Records to answer the public’s burning questions, which run from “Who is the most famous person in the world?” to “What is watercress?” The desk is staffed by university students and provides a vital service and source of genuine human connection to people who, for whatever reason, have to decided to stay off or do…
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Longreads broke the news in on Friday, April 25, 2025.
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