Did you know the QWERTY typewriter, and the typewriter itself were invented by a Milwaukee resident, Christopher Latham Sholes? Unfortunately he sold his share for only $12,000 to Remington, while his partner James Densmore insisted on royalties and made $1.5 million.
Since the o and the 0 keys were just one key might be why a lot of people say "Oh" for "zero".
It's amazing how many variants of the keyboard there are. I've never use any of them, but it would be interesting to try ones like the Maltron.
What is the most widely used character in English. The Space.
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