When the first phonograph demonstration of Edison’s invention took place in Paris,one skeptical scientist reportedly tried to prove it was fake by grabbing the demonstrator’s throat.
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When the first phonograph demonstration of Edison’s invention took place in Paris,one skeptical scientist reportedly tried to prove it was fake by grabbing the demonstrator’s throat.
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