Velocity Alert: The First Cellphone Went on Sale 30 Years Ago for $4,000

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The First Cellphone Went on Sale 30 Years Ago for $4,000 Somewhere in either Chicago, Baltimore or Washington, someone plunked down $3,995 to buy the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X, the first handheld cellphone, on March 13, 1984 -- 30 years ago today. We don't know who that first cellphone buyer was. At the time, the occasion didn't register as historically auspicious. How does Mashable know what's going viral? Mashable built a system called Velocity, which scours the social web, collecting lots and lots of data around how people are engaging with published articles. It then pulls all of that data back to Mashable, dumps it into our own predictive engine, and predicts which articles are about to go viral. Read more at Mashable.com ▶ Mashable, Inc. is a Delaware Corporation. P.O. Box 64 New York, NY, 10159-0064

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• You Pet a Cat One Time and They'll Never Leave You Alone!
• You're Not Going Anywhere Until I Get My Noms!
• Milo is Sick of Yoga Videos!
• You Learn So Much...From That First Sniff
• Start Working Those Fingers Behind My Ears!
• This Bunny is Sooo Cute...Until You Stop Petting Him!
• It's the Least You Could Doo-Doo
• 18 Unlucky Moments with Lucky Animals
• Emo Dog is Way Beyond Your Level
• Do You Even Hop, Bro?
• Chubby Never Looked so Cute!
• Oh For Crying Out Loud, Just Let Me Do It!
• Why Are You Walking Around in Bare Feet?
• Is This the Dog Park?
• To Take My Cherry, You Must First Solve for Me These Riddles Three!
• Counting Sheep Just Got Scary...

A Happy Mama Dog and Her 9 Puppies Play Together! Posted: 13 Mar 2014 02:00 PM PDT Submitted by: Unknown Tagged: dogs , puppies , mama , cute , Video , playing Share on Facebook

Nap Time? He's on the Fence About it... Posted: 13 Mar 2014 01:30 PM PDT Submitted by: Unknown Tagged: so cute , squirrels , naps , on the fence Share on Facebook

You Pet a Cat One Time and They'll Never Leave You Alone! Posted: 13 Mar 2014 01:00 PM PDT Submitted by: Unknown Tagged: dogs , snuggle , annoying , gifs , love , Cats , funny Share on Facebook

You're Not Going Anywhere Until I Get My Noms! Posted: 13 Mar 2014 12:00 PM PDT Submitted by: Tagged: noms , Cats , funny Share on Facebook

Milo is Sick of Yoga Videos! Posted: 13 Mar 2014 11:00 AM PDT Submitted by: (via jahzyoga) Tagged: Cats , Video , yoga Share on Facebook

You Learn So Much...From That First Sniff Posted: 13 Mar 2014 10:48 AM PDT Check out this ridiculously romantic parody film of dogs sniffing each other for the very first time! You can also check out the original here! Submitted by: (via Bosh) Tagged: dogs , parodies , funny , Video Share on Facebook

Start Working Those Fingers Behind My Ears! Posted: 13 Mar 2014 10:30 AM PDT Submitted by: beernbiccies Tagged: gifs , cute , Cats , funny , keyboard Share on Facebook

This Bunny is Sooo Cute...Until You Stop Petting Him! Posted: 13 Mar 2014 10:10 AM PDT Submitted by: (via SpicaSirius) Tagged: petting , sketchy bunnies , cute , funny , Video Share on Facebook

It's the Least You Could Doo-Doo Posted: 13 Mar 2014 10:00 AM PDT Submitted by: Unknown Tagged: dogs , poop , funny , rain Share on Facebook

18 Unlucky Moments with Lucky Animals Posted: 13 Mar 2014 09:05 AM PDT St. Patrick's Day is right around the corner, and one way to celebrate this holiday is to recognize the "Luck of the Irish." There are many animals that are considered to bring good fortune across multiple cultures...but they don't all have what seems to be that good ol' Irish luck. Here are a number of lucky animals that aren't living up to their reputation. Submitted by: Tagged: gifs , St Patrick's Day , unlucky , funny , lucky Share on Facebook

Emo Dog is Way Beyond Your Level Posted: 13 Mar 2014 09:00 AM PDT Submitted by: Tagged: dogs , puns , emo , frequency Share on Facebook

Do You Even Hop, Bro? Posted: 13 Mar 2014 08:00 AM PDT Submitted by: Tagged: gifs , buff , kangaroo , muscles , weird Share on Facebook

Chubby Never Looked so Cute! Posted: 13 Mar 2014 07:00 AM PDT Submitted by: Unknown Tagged: puppies , cute , chubby Share on Facebook

Oh For Crying Out Loud, Just Let Me Do It! Posted: 13 Mar 2014 06:30 AM PDT Submitted by: beernbiccies Tagged: brush , gifs , elephants , funny Share on Facebook

Why Are You Walking Around in Bare Feet? Posted: 13 Mar 2014 06:00 AM PDT LoL by: JimPrice Tagged: steal , kittens , cold , cute Share on Facebook

Is This the Dog Park? Posted: 13 Mar 2014 05:30 AM PDT Submitted by: Unknown Tagged: tunneling , dogs , gifs , snow , cute Share on Facebook

To Take My Cherry, You Must First Solve for Me These Riddles Three! Posted: 13 Mar 2014 05:00 AM PDT Submitted by: Unknown Tagged: cherry , cute , riddles , frogs Share on Facebook

Counting Sheep Just Got Scary... Posted: 13 Mar 2014 04:00 AM PDT LoL by: Chris10a Tagged: creepy , nightmare , sheep Share on Facebook

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