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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7985. | Guest (loadlng) | 86.55 | 92% | 2015-06-26 |
| 7986. | Kalo (kalo) | 86.55 | 97% | 2015-06-12 |
| 7987. | Davis (karkarkarkar) | 86.54 | 92% | 2017-03-22 |
| 7988. | wtron (wtron) | 86.54 | 98% | 2024-07-29 |
| 7989. | Miles (hauskaz) | 86.54 | 97.5% | 2025-04-28 |
| 7990. | Sirah (sirrah) | 86.54 | 95% | 2013-06-08 |
| 7991. | Byron (byrontan) | 86.54 | 97% | 2021-11-02 |
| 7992. | Dinksmasher9000 (dinksmashe... | 86.54 | 90% | 2015-10-23 |
| 7993. | Azhar (azharnawaz) | 86.54 | — | 2010-06-18 |
| 7994. | Blake (gsolol) | 86.54 | 96% | 2012-11-24 |
| 7995. | matan (malsonic) | 86.53 | 97% | 2026-05-04 |
| 7996. | govindaa777 (tetetetehaiiiii) | 86.53 | 100% | 2024-05-22 |
| 7997. | Weird (achlyster) | 86.53 | 98% | 2024-04-28 |
| 7998. | Habib (faaaaaaak3) | 86.53 | 97% | 2022-06-15 |
| 7999. | Jennifer (jenbregypt) | 86.53 | — | 2011-02-28 |
| 8000. | AikChun (aikchun616) | 86.53 | 96% | 2014-03-06 |
| 8001. | Eric (rickby) | 86.52 | 93% | 2014-08-13 |
| 8002. | kerosene (p1nar) | 86.52 | 94% | 2015-09-06 |
| 8003. | Sreeharsha (crispsn0tchips) | 86.52 | 97% | 2024-12-31 |
| 8004. | Zach (zgiltner) | 86.52 | 98% | 2020-12-26 |
| 8005. | Bryan (bmoney217) | 86.52 | 98.1% | 2023-10-17 |
| 8006. | Daniel (typingdan) | 86.52 | 95.7% | 2023-12-11 |
| 8007. | Zalda (zalda) | 86.52 | 97% | 2025-05-27 |
| 8008. | ladsome (ladsome) | 86.52 | 95% | 2014-01-28 |
| 8009. | Gabriel (jglievano) | 86.52 | 95% | 2015-02-03 |
| 8010. | Iwasawa (toyosato) | 86.52 | 97% | 2012-09-18 |
| 8011. | Raja (rajamalik) | 86.52 | 98% | 2014-02-27 |
| 8012. | alucard (alulord) | 86.51 | 97% | 2025-09-09 |
| 8013. | muretan (muretan) | 86.51 | — | 2011-01-22 |
| 8014. | Hugh (topkek420) | 86.51 | 98% | 2025-01-07 |
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