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[post_page_title]Phone booth challenge[/post_page_title]

There are all sorts of challenges going around on social media these days, but the idea of taking part in silly challenges is nothing new. In the 1950s, it was popular to see how many people you could stuff into one upright phone booth.

Phone booth challenge

People all over the world participated, and in 1959, a record 25 people managed to squeeze inside a phone booth, setting the record. The guys pictured here really went for it – there must be at least 15 people in there!

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