Before me, knowledge belonged to the few. After me, it belonged to everyone. I spread revolution, religion, and romance across the world. I use ink but I am not a pen. What am I?

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The Printing Press. Gutenberg's printing press, invented around 1440, democratised knowledge by making books affordable. It spread the Reformation, enabled scientific publishing, and made literature accessible to ordinary people for the first time.

"Before me, knowledge belonged to the few. After me, it belonged to everyone. I spread revolution, religion, and romance across the world. I use ink but I am not a pen. What am I?"

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