stackyFACTSInternet shouting wasn't born out of rage, it was born out of mechanical laziness. Early typewriters required you to hold down a heavy shift key to physically lift the typebar for capital letters, so they invented a literal metal latch to lock it in place and save the typist's pinky finger.
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