The QWERTY keyboard layout may have been designed partly to slow typists down before typewriters jammed themselves apart

Typewriters of the past often struggled with jamming, a problem that sparked innovation. Christopher Latham Sholes stepped in with the revolutionary QWERTY layout, designed to minimize typebar clashes. This clever compromise gained traction and contributed to the commercial success of typewriters. Remarkably, the QWERTY layout continues to dominate even today in our digital devices.