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Where do the terms "uppercase" and "lowercase" come from?

“The terms "uppercase" and "lowercase" come from printers storing capital-letter type in the upper case and small-letter type in the lower case.”

Reference: Merriam-Webster

What are the different types of laptop batteries?

There are currently three types of batteries commonly used to run people's laptops:
1) Nickel Cadmium (Ni-Cd) batteries were the standard technology for years, but are now out of date.

2) Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni-MH) batteries are a cadmium-free replacement for Nickel Cadmium.
3) Lithium Ion (Li-ion) is the battery you want for your laptop and is the current standard for portable power.

Who invented the printing press in Europe?

Johannes Gutenberg developed a movable-type printing press in Mainz, Germany, around 1440, which made it possible to mass-produce books for the first time in Europe.

Fact about the prairie dog language

Prairie dogs, those little pups popping in and out of holes on vacant lots and rural rangeland, are talking up a storm. They have different "words" for tall human in yellow shirt, short human in green shirt, coyote, deer, red-tailed hawk and many other creatures.

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“The terms "uppercase" and "lowercase" come from printers storing capital-letter type in the upper case and small-letter type in the lower case.”

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