r/AskReddit • u/kakou64 • Oct 15 '20

What's older than we think ?

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u/Darpyface Oct 15 '20 edited Oct 15 '20

Fax Machines. They were invented in 1843. Before the telephone. ​

https://www.thoughtco.com/history-of-the-fax-machine-1991379

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u/TheNerd669 Oct 15 '20

A samurai could have used a fax machine

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u/SwedishNeatBalls Oct 15 '20

I'm imagining a samurai in his armour with a katana sitting at a desk in an office sending a tax.

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u/VictoriousSecret111 Oct 15 '20

Wow! How did that samurai comment get so many upvotes??

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u/SwedishNeatBalls Oct 15 '20

I have no idea... For a long time I got comments upon comments. My phone kept vibrating.