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Race Result Details |
Racer | Pim (pimxtreme) |
Race Number | 497 |
Date | Fri, 11 Dec 2020 00:35:39 +0000 |
Speed | 85 WPM Try to beat? |
Accuracy | 97.3% |
Rank | 3rd place (out of 5) |
Opponents | terminatorer (2nd place) typingaccount10 (1st place) |
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The earliest flaglike objects were emblems - an animal or other carved figure - placed atop a pole. Ribbons beneath these insignia served as decoration. The importance of the two was later reversed so that the design of the flag on a piece of cloth (replacing the ribbons) conveyed the message while the finial of the pole became ornamental, either in the form of a sphere or, as the most common alternatives, a spear or (especially in the United States) an eagle.
— Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise?: Mysteries of Everyday Life Explained
(book)
by David Feldman
(see stats)
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