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June 15, 2025

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Happy Father’s Day, friend. In true dad spirit, we’re traveling to a time when man boldly conquered the epitome of technology. 

Take a guess which of these “dad staples” helped inspire the first universal TV remote control: A) A fishing rod, B) A pocket knife, C) A La-Z-Boy recliner or D) A garage door opener? The answer is clickin’ at the end.