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Don't ask me why I know that but when you really put a monkey in one room with a typewriter, the monkey will look at it, type one letter repeatedly and leave. No Shakespeare play, no nothing. I'm sorry to disillusion you.
so an infinite number of monkeys could, theoretically placed in an infinite number of random groups, have their key presses combined into one big central word processor, in a right order to formulate words that autocorrect could change into a beautiful stage play!
the odds aren't great, but probability says nothing truly has absolutely literally zero chance of happening unless the event is already over