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# Faster Than a Phone Call
- URL: https://www.wonderousworldsofwords.com/fun-fact-faster-than-a-phone-call/
- Published: 2026-10-14T10:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-14T09:59:59.000Z
- Author: Tyler Bussell
- Tags: Fun Facts

The first fax machine was patented in 1843, the same year the first great wagon train rolled west on the Oregon Trail. The telephone was still 33 years away.

People were faxing before anyone could call to ask if the fax came through.