Remember when we used our telephones to call a special number to get the time? The stilted lady voice would say, "At the tone, the time will be..." Does that number even exist anymore? Turns out, yes, if you want your telephone to call a number and tell you the time—from a telephone that doesn't know already—you can call (202) 762-1401 and a stilted man voice says, "US Naval Observatory master clock, at the tone..."

In other pressing news, phone books are still around.