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Telephone Collector

Watch this video about telephones on HowStuffWorks. Chinese resident Zhang Dafang, whose phone obession has cost him his job and his life savings, is now appealing to any museum in the world to help by housing his collection. See how telephones work in this news video from Reuters.


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Telephone Collector (1:54)

Watch this video about telephones on HowStuffWorks. Chinese resident Zhang Dafang, whose phone obsession has cost him his job and his life savings, is now appealing to any museum in the world to help by housing his collection. See how telephones... More »

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