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In 1873 the Sholes & Glidden Type Writer became the first to be mass produced, and its keyboard layout was soon standard on all typewriters. Other keyboard layouts have been created since, such as the Blickensderfer and the Dvorak, and some are demonstrably more efficient, but the original continues to thrive. It is a telling demonstration of the power of inertia and the reward of being first.

—from The Greatest Stories Never Told, a book by Rick Beyer

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8. Wolfgang (allknowing) 175.92 2009-12-29
9. r (deroche1) 175.30 99% 2020-12-10
10. Fouracle (devilz91) 174.41 98% 2011-11-03
11. Rrraptor (megaextremist) 174.36 98% 2022-01-07
12. fish and chips (heavenseer) 172.23 99% 2021-08-26
13. realboot (sahibprime) 170.46 97.7% 2023-07-20
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16. zapakh (zapakh) 168.19 99% 2015-03-04
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21. Shoemaker-Levy 9 (atthetop) 166.77 98% 2021-04-01
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24. Hiroshi (uberkelium) 164.25 99% 2017-08-10
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Universe Races Average WPM First Race
Default (English) 62,025 78.18 September 30, 2008
Instant Death Mode 65 80.03 March 29, 2010
Long Texts 63 85.90 December 30, 2016
TypeRacer Classic 2 63.89 July 6, 2021
Riverside Middle School 1 60.45 February 10, 2011
##typeracer 1 72.02 April 29, 2021