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Why are the keys on the qwerty keyboard arranged the way they are?
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Why are the keys on the qwerty keyboard arranged the way they are?

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Sholes arranged the keys in their odd fashion to prevent jamming on mechanical typewriters by separating commonly used letter combinations.
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