How do type ¯\(°_o)/¯?

I'm new here, can someone tell me what's the story behind the whole "how do ¯(°_o)/¯" thing? cause I find it pretty funny and have no idea where it came from

Me too. That's why I started this thread. I have a feeling though that the mystery is part of it's charm. Fuck it. I just wanted to know how to type it in case there's no handy place to copy it from.
 
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¯\(º_O)/¯ for Mac:

Alt shift comma = ¯
Regular \
Regular (
Alt 0 = º
Regular _
Uppercase O
Regular )
Regular /
Alt shift comma = ¯