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TIL The Beatles first saw a TV remote control when they visited Elvis Presley in 1965. McCartney remarked, "He was just aiming it at the TV, and the channels were changing and we go 'Whoa! He is indeed the mighty God. He can turn the channels without approaching the television set!'"

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