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The common keyboard layout makes no sense - here's why we've all been using it for over 140 years

Arielle BergerJul 25, 2016, 17:06 IST

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Many of us use keyboards all the time - on our computers at work, typing out a text or email on our phones. But why does the common QWERTY keyboard, named for the first six letters in the top left corner, even exist?

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