Why did a picture appear for a new number?

[Android Central Question]

I work with this kid, Kyle and he called his dad on my phone last night. Well, that's great and all but after the call, he said that he thought a picture if his dad appeared on my phone. I thought he was joking and thought nothing if it. Well, this afternoon he didn't show for work and I called his dad again. Sure enough, a picture of his dad was on the circle where you can place a contact pic. I'm really concerned and confused. Any help would be lovely.

 

[Mike Dee]

Welcome to Android Central. Is his dad in your list of contacts or just a recent dial?

 

[ManiacJoe]

I have heard stories of some dialers using social media to automatically find a contact's photo based on the phone number.
I have never actually seen it happen though.