She looked terrific. I said to myself, "Maybe she's going to be in the Spanish class - that'll be great!" But no, she walked into the Portuguese class. So I figured, what the hell - I might as well learn Portuguese. I started walking right after her when this Anglo-Saxon attitude that I have said, "No, that's not a good reason to decide which language to speak." So I went back and signed up for the Spanish class, to my utter regret.
—from Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!, a book by Richard P. Feynman
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| Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18804. | William (williamusa) | 71.14 | 90% | 2015-07-02 |
| 18805. | mork (mwrkshort) | 71.14 | 96% | 2024-05-26 |
| 18806. | Shleeb (mjbaldecchi) | 71.14 | 97% | 2025-05-02 |
| 18807. | Douglas (dougiej) | 71.14 | 94% | 2013-08-15 |
| 18808. | vinoth0708 (vinoth0708) | 71.14 | 96.9% | 2024-02-15 |
| 18809. | Mike (promike) | 71.14 | 98% | 2015-03-26 |
| 18810. | Missing (s6cppr) | 71.14 | 90% | 2012-07-27 |
| 18811. | David (hydandata) | 71.14 | 95% | 2015-10-07 |
| 18812. | Shikogo (shikogo) | 71.13 | 87% | 2014-03-09 |
| 18813. | Prince Khan (princekhan) | 71.13 | 98% | 2015-09-26 |
| 18814. | sja (_sja) | 71.13 | 95% | 2024-12-08 |
| 18815. | Saket (saketraj) | 71.13 | 98.7% | 2024-05-22 |
| 18816. | YMAR (yymar) | 71.13 | 95% | 2020-11-12 |
| 18817. | jcm (jan500) | 71.13 | 98% | 2014-10-16 |
| 18818. | Wilson (thewilson) | 71.13 | 96% | 2016-12-21 |
| 18819. | Crackersontheshelf (taejung... | 71.13 | 95% | 2021-12-09 |
| 18820. | FTX Brand Ambassador (storm... | 71.12 | 89% | 2013-06-27 |
| 18821. | Ray (ray_y) | 71.12 | 94.9% | 2024-11-15 |
| 18822. | Huynh Vu (plague4k_) | 71.12 | 95% | 2024-12-27 |
| 18823. | Sourabh (sourabhshrivastava) | 71.12 | 98% | 2025-02-08 |
| 18824. | carwyn (idolstrahs) | 71.12 | 97% | 2025-11-08 |
| 18825. | PinkBanana (pinkbanana55) | 71.12 | 96% | 2024-05-20 |
| 18826. | JEYEM (jmiracleee) | 71.12 | 96.1% | 2024-07-11 |
| 18827. | Joe (staacc_y) | 71.12 | 96.3% | 2021-02-08 |
| 18828. | Dave (hankatola) | 71.12 | 93% | 2016-09-16 |
| 18829. | Matt (matfia22) | 71.11 | 97% | 2025-10-15 |
| 18830. | Leeham (you_smell) | 71.11 | 94% | 2022-03-10 |
| 18831. | Asjad (asjadd) | 71.11 | 98% | 2024-03-18 |
| 18832. | martin (martin642) | 71.11 | 97% | 2024-04-22 |
| 18833. | Mich (michdaevinci) | 71.11 | 97% | 2022-11-06 |
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| Instant Death Mode | 35 | 76.53 | June 7, 2010 |
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