QWERTY MYSTERY
The typewriter was invented with all the letters of the alphabet in order along each row of keys. However, Sholes and his partner James Densmore patented a new key order called QWERTY, named for the first six letters of the keys. It remains unclear as to why exactly Sholes reordered the alphabet, but a commonly accepted explanation is that it was due to the mechanics of the typewriter. With the way the letter plates were placed within the typewriter, typing common combinations of letters that were close alphabetically, such as ‘he’, caused the machine to jam. Therefore Sholes separated the letters into the QWERTY format to prevent any further failings.