Contrary to popular belief, Lorem Ipsum is not simply random text. It has roots in a piece of classical Latin literature from 45 BC, making it over 2000 years old. Richard McClintock, a Latin professor at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, looked up one of the more obscure Latin words, consectetur, from a Lorem Ipsum passage, and going through the cites of the word in classical literature, discovered the undoubtable source. Lorem Ipsum comes from sections 1.10.32 and 1.10.33 of "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum" (The Extremes of Good and Evil) by Cicero, written in 45 BC. This book is a treatise on the theory of ethics, very popular during the Renaissance. The first line of Lorem Ipsum, "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet..", comes from a line in section 1.10.32.
The standard chunk of Lorem Ipsum used since the 1500s is reproduced below for those interested. Sections 1.10.32 and 1.10.33 from "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum" by Cicero are also reproduced in their exact original form, accompanied by English versions from the 1914 translation by H. Rackham.
Matagal na nating alam na nakukuha ang atensyon ng nagbabasa ang nababasa na nilalaman ng pahina kapag tinitignan ang pagkakaayos. Ang punto ng paggamit ng Lorem Ipsum ay ito ay may humigit-kumulang na normal na distribusyion ng mga lettra, kesa sa paggamit ng 'Dito ang nilalaman, dito ang nilalaman', pinamumuka nitong nababasa. Maraming desktop publishing packages at web page editors ang gumagamit na ngayong ng Lorem Ipsum bilang regular na modelo ng nilalaman, at ang pag-search ng 'lorem ipsum' ay mag bubunyag ng maraming web sites na nasa kabataan pa lamang nila. Ang iba't-ibang mga bersyon nito ay nagbago paglipas ng mga taon, aksidente minsan, minsan sadya (nilagyan ng mga katatawanan at iba pa).