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    "html": "<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><a href=\"https://tacobout.online/2026/06/29/til-why-its-ctrlv/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"578\" height=\"434\" data-attachment-id=\"43855\" data-permalink=\"https://tacobout.online/pexels-photo-218447-2/\" data-orig-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/tacobout.online/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/pexels-photo-218447-edited.jpeg?fit=578%2C434&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"578,434\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Markus Spiske&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Photo by Markus Spiske on &lt;a href=\\&quot;https://www.pexels.com/photo/218447/\\&quot; rel=\\&quot;nofollow\\&quot;&gt;Pexels.com&lt;/a&gt;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Markus Spiske&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;pexels-photo-218447.jpeg&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"pexels-photo-218447\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo by Markus Spiske on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pexels.com/photo/218447/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Pexels.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/tacobout.online/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/pexels-photo-218447-edited.jpeg?fit=578%2C434&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https://i0.wp.com/tacobout.online/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/pexels-photo-218447-edited.jpeg?resize=578%2C434&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Close up of the C and V keys on a mac laptop.\" class=\"wp-image-43855\" srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/tacobout.online/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/pexels-photo-218447-edited.jpeg?w=578&amp;ssl=1 578w, https://i0.wp.com/tacobout.online/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/pexels-photo-218447-edited.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px\" /></a></figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Larry Tesler, the creator of copy/paste, <a href=\"https://studylib.net/doc/16057899/past-to-future--various-undo-models--interaction-historie\">explains</a>:</p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Lisa was the first system to assign XCVZ to cut, copy, paste and undo (shifted with the “apple” key). I chose them myself. X was a standard symbol of deletion. C was the first letter of Copy. V was an upside down caret and apparently meant Insert in at least one earlier editor.</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: <em><a href=\"https://retrocomputing.stackexchange.com/questions/26126/why-is-ctrl-v-the-paste-shortcut\">Why is Ctrl-V the Paste shortcut?</a></em></p>"
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  "description": "Larry Tesler, the creator of copy/paste, explains: The Lisa was the first system to assign XCVZ to cut, copy, paste and undo (shifted with the “apple” key). I chose them myself. X was a standard symbol of deletion. C was the first letter of Copy. V was an upside down caret and apparently meant Insert...",
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    "copy",
    "ctrl+v",
    "history",
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  "textContent": "Larry Tesler, the creator of copy/paste, explains: The Lisa was the first system to assign XCVZ to cut, copy, paste and undo (shifted with the “apple” key). I chose them myself. X was a standard symbol of deletion. C was the first letter of Copy. V was an upside down caret and apparently meant Insert in at least one earlier editor. Source: Why is Ctrl-V the Paste shortcut?",
  "title": "TIL: why it’s ctrl+V",
  "updatedAt": "2026-06-29T21:44:05.000Z"
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