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Pit Stop
Racer ALEX (alexaander)
Race Number 895
Date Thu, 6 Dec 2012 14:21:51
Speed 50 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 93.4%
Rank 3rd place (out of 4)
Opponents rhythm_nick (2nd place)

Text typed:

Sholes consulted with an educator who helped him analyze the most common pairings of letters in the English language. He then split up those letters so that their type bars were farther apart and less likely to jam. That in turn dictated the layout of the keyboard - known as QWERTY, for the first five letters in the upper row.
— (book) by Rick Beyer (see stats)