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Pit Stop
Racer Leonard (nerfcure)
Race Number 83
Date Thu, 28 Jan 2021 12:44:15
Speed 81 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 95.3%
Rank 1st place (out of 4)
Opponents kermit_thefrog (4th place)

Text typed:

Typing competitions provided another test of the Qwerty keyboard. These competitions are somewhat underplayed in the conventional history. In fact, typing contests and demonstrations of speed were fairly common during this period. They involved many different machines, with various manufacturers claiming to hold the speed record.
— (book) by Stan J. Liebowitz and Stephen E. Margolis (see stats)

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