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Eugene Polley Let The World Change Channels Without Getting Up
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Today in 1915, the birthday of an inventor who would change our viewing habits for the better: Eugene Polley, who created the first wireless remote control system for TVs. Plus: today in 2000, CNN reported on a hairstylist in Colombia who claimed he'd cured baldness by having cows lick his bald customers.
Zenith Flash-Matic, the First Wireless TV Remote (Vintage Everyday)
Eugene Polley, Conjuror of a Device That Changed TV Habits, Dies at 96 (New York Times)
Colombian hairdresser says he can lick baldness (CNN)
Our Patreon backers make this show happen, and they do it wirelessly, too
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Manage episode 308216963 series 2922787
Today in 1915, the birthday of an inventor who would change our viewing habits for the better: Eugene Polley, who created the first wireless remote control system for TVs. Plus: today in 2000, CNN reported on a hairstylist in Colombia who claimed he'd cured baldness by having cows lick his bald customers.
Zenith Flash-Matic, the First Wireless TV Remote (Vintage Everyday)
Eugene Polley, Conjuror of a Device That Changed TV Habits, Dies at 96 (New York Times)
Colombian hairdresser says he can lick baldness (CNN)
Our Patreon backers make this show happen, and they do it wirelessly, too
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/coolweirdawesome/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/coolweirdawesome/support1318 episoder
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