Take that Tom Edison. The oldest recorded voice was that of a French woman and it predates Mr. Lightbulb by 17 years. It was recorded on something called phonoautograph (pre-Ipod) in 1860. Apparently she’s singing a little French folk song. Hope it’s not something naughty.

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