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At first they had tried to keep the finding quiet. After all, they were not absolutely sure it was an extraterrestrial message. A premature or mistaken announcement would be a public relations disaster.

—from Contact, a book by Carl Sagan

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1. police (styrofoam) 148.98 100% 2020-11-16
2. Joseph (racecar56) 109.15 100% 2015-02-17
3. LKW (pinkigloo) 101.63 99% 2012-09-14
4. btyperacelhr (benjaminlhr) 100.87 100% 2023-10-18
5. Simon (jesussr) 88.65 100% 2012-10-22
6. Master (mastersparky) 84.57 100% 2016-10-11
7. Jim (cooljim70) 83.79 100% 2016-10-30
8. I'd rather (xb3ntx) 83.21 100% 2013-09-27
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11. Sri (lulu25) 76.80 100% 2012-03-22
12. Marc (cyph3r) 76.64 100% 2013-04-17
13. Gonta (gonta) 75.78 100% 2012-05-04
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17. Janc (psyy1234) 64.42 100% 2012-10-10
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Universe Races Average WPM First Race
Default (English) 12,412 41.39 September 30, 2008
Instant Death Mode 60 51.59 January 1, 2011
Riverside Middle School 27 33.84 January 25, 2011
##typeracer 2 24.52 January 12, 2021
TypeRacer Classic 1 58.92 June 9, 2021