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October 21, 1918

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY! in 1918, Margaret Owen set a speed typing record of 170 words per minute on a manual typewriter. Chim-Chim the Typing Chimpanzee was noticeable upset and tried to file a written protest. Unfortunately, he would only type Es and Ss so his complaint read; EEEEEEEssssssssssEEEEsEsssssEEEEEssssssssssssssEEsss….????,,,!!!!!! Chim-Chim also refused to include … Continue reading

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