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October 21, 1918

On October 21, 1918, world champion typist, Margaret Benedict Owen set a typing speed record of 170 words per minute. When Chim-Chim the talking chimpanzee learned of this, he immediately sent a telegram to Emile Borel in France. In the message, Chim-Chim asked how long it would take Margaret Benedict Owen randomly banging away at … Continue reading

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