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It doesn't mean much to be able to filter out most present-day spam, because spam evolves. Indeed, most anti-spam techniques so far have been like pesticides that do nothing more than create a new, resistant strain of bugs.

—from Hackers and Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age, a book by Paul Graham

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1. Melissa (mrswunschel) 80.71 97% 2012-08-13

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Universe Races Average WPM First Race
Default (English) 130,221 76.37 August 3, 2008
Instant Death Mode 305 78.65 March 30, 2010
Riverside Middle School 21 42.05 February 7, 2011
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TypeRacer Classic 3 67.87 July 6, 2021
Mrs. Wunschel's TypeRacer Universe 1 80.71 August 13, 2012