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Race Result Details |
| Racer | Franco (lm10legend) |
| Race Number | 11 |
| Date | Fri, 29 Jan 2016 16:29:54 +0000 |
| Speed |
57 WPM
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| Accuracy | 92.9% |
| Rank | 2nd place (out of 4) |
| Opponents | brettromo (3rd place) |
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Under the headline "Wonderful Typing," the New York Times reported on a typing demonstration given the previous day in Brooklyn by a Thomas Osborne of Rochester, New York. The Times reported that Mr. Osborne "holds the championship for fast typing, having accomplished 126 words a minute at Toronto August 13, 1888."
— Famous Fables of Economics, Chapter 4: Fable of the Keys
 (book)
by Stan J. Liebowitz and Stephen E. Margolis
(see stats)
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