Imagine this scene: Your family is gathered together, and like most gatherings, everyone is crowded around the TV. You're all engrossed in the latest episode of the hottest reality show. Suddenly, Uncle Ned, clearly fed up with what's on screen, turns to you and says, "Pass me the clicker, kid."

You understand he's referring to the TV remote, but have you ever wondered why Uncle Ned calls it the "clicker"? You don't even recall the remote ever making a sound.

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The TV remote is actually older than you might think. You can thank Austrian-American inventor Robert Adler for sparing you the hassle of manually changing channels and making those laborious trips to the TV.

Adler invented the Zenith Space-Command in 1956, w

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