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  2. 999 phone charging myth - Wikipedia

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    The 999 phone charging myth is an urban legend or myth that claims that if a mobile phone has low battery, then dialling 999 (or any regional emergency telephone number) charges the phone so it has more power. This was confirmed as untrue by several British police forces who publicly cited the dangers of making such calls. [1]

  3. Silent call - Wikipedia

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    A silent call is a telephone call in which the calling party does not speak when the call is answered. Most such calls are generated by a cold call telemarketing operation's dialer software, which makes many calls automatically and sometimes does not have an agent immediately available to handle an answered call.

  4. End of Watch Call - Wikipedia

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    The End of Watch Call or Last Radio Call is a ceremony in which, after a police officer's death (usually in the line of duty but sometimes from illness), the officers from his or her unit or department gather around a police radio, over which the police dispatcher issues one call to the officer, followed by a silence, then a second call, followed by silence.

  5. The Death of Avicii, 6 Years Later: What Happened to the DJ ...

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    Avicii was found dead in the afternoon hours of April 20, 2018, according to a statement from his rep. His tragic death came two years after he announced his retirement from touring in March 2016.

  6. The Day the iPhone Died? - AOL

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    With Samsung scheduled to release the new Galaxy S IV powered by Google's Android OS tonight, many have speculated that this will be the moment when Apple's iPhones loses the top spot among ...

  7. Funeral toll - Wikipedia

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    Historically, a bell would be rung on three occasions around the time of a death. The first was the "passing bell" to warn of impending death, followed by the death knell which was the ringing of a bell immediately after the death, and the last was the "lych bell", or "corpse bell" which was rung at the funeral as the procession approached the church. [1]

  8. Phone etiquette 101: When it’s rude to be on speaker — and ...

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    Never continue a call while you’re at the cash register. Give the clerk your undivided attention. If taking a call is absolutely necessary or if it’s an emergency, it’s OK to ask to take the ...

  9. One Missed Call (2003 film) - Wikipedia

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    One Missed Call (Japanese: 着信アリ, Hepburn: Chakushin ari) is a 2003 Japanese horror film directed by Takashi Miike. The film is based on the novel Chakushin Ari by Yasushi Akimoto . The plot revolves around Yumi Nakamura, a young psychology student whose friend Yoko gets a strange voice message on her cell phone.