This Week I Learned

Ep. 23: This week I learned 'ahoy' was nearly the universal telephone greeting, and more

Episode Summary

The origins of the telephone greeting | The hijacking effects of eye contact | The other Gettysburg Address | The only government agency with a catchy theme song

Episode Notes

This week I learned why we say "hello" when we pick up the phone, why making eye contact can seem so impossible, that there was another Gettysburg Address, and the one government agency with a catchy themes song.