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Long live teh typo! The history and future of mistakes and misprints

The "Wicked Bible" printed by Robert Barker and Martin Lucas circa 1631 from England. The printing of the King James Bible is called the "Wicked Bible" is because the word "not" was omitted from the seventh commandment in Exodus 20:14, causing the text to read "Thou shalt commit adultery". Only 11 of these Bibles are known to exist. The Bible is exhibited at the The Dunham Bible Museum. Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015, in Houston.
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The "Wicked Bible" printed by Robert Barker and Martin Lucas circa 1631 from England. The printing of the King James Bible is called the "Wicked Bible" is because the word "not" was omitted from the seventh commandment in Exodus 20:14, causing the text to read "Thou shalt commit adultery". Only 11 of these Bibles are known to exist. The Bible is exhibited at the The Dunham Bible Museum. Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015, in Houston.

Typos and misprints are as old as writing and printing. This hour, we take a look at them from the "Wicked Bible" to National Park signs and your email inbox. And: the changing status of human typos in the age of AI.

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Lily is the senior producer for 'The Colin McEnroe Show'. She's also a producer of the narrative podcasts 'Generation Barney' and 'Generation Gilmore Girls.' She first worked at Connecticut Public as an intern in 2014. She has previously worked for WBUR, KUNC and as a producer for the New England News Collaborative's weekly show 'Next'. Lily can be reached at ltyson@ctpublic.org.