- The longest common English word that can be typed using only the left hand
(using conventional hand placement) is stewardesses. The words sweaterdresses
and aftercataracts are longer and can also be typed with only the left hand,
but they are not in all dictionaries.
- The longest English word that can be typed with the right hand only (using
conventional hand placement) is johnny-jump-up, or alternatively polyphony.
- The word typewriter can be typed entirely using the top row of the QWERTY
keyboard; it has been speculated that this may have been a factor in the
choice of keys for ease of demonstration, although this is unlikely.
- Long English words that can be typed with the keys of one row only include
typewriter and rupturewort.
- The word Qwerty is used as a codename for illegal pornography on the
internet.
- The average person is expected to type 30-40 words per minute using the
touch typing technique on a QWERTY keyboard. 40-50 words per minute is
considered excellent, and some have been clocked at over 90 words per minute.
- In the video series Veggie Tales the computer used to look up Bible verses
is named Qwerty.
- There is a Pogo.com Club Pogo-Exclusive online word game called "QWERTY"
similar to Scrabble.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QWERTY)
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