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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ HELP: ripemd-160
 { $class-description "RIPEMD-160 checksum algorithm." } ;
 
 ARTICLE: "checksums.ripemd" "RIPEMD checksum"
-"The RIPEMD checksum algorithm family implements one-way hash functions. RIPEMD-160 is believed to be secure and patent free. Unlike the SHA-1 and SHA-2 family of hash functions, it was not designed in america by the NSA. Instead, RIPEMD-160 was designed in the open academic community in europe by the RIPE consortium. Although it may have been less scrutinized than SHA-1 and SHA-2, it is relied on in widely used standards such as openPGP or Bitcoin."
+"The RIPEMD checksum algorithm family implements one-way hash functions. RIPEMD-160 is believed to be secure and patent-free. Unlike the SHA-1 and SHA-2 family of hash functions, it was not designed in USA by the NSA. Instead, RIPEMD-160 was designed in the open academic community in Europe by the RIPE consortium. Although it may have been less scrutinized than SHA-1 and SHA-2, it is relied on in widely used standards such as OpenPGP or Bitcoin."
 { $subsections ripemd-160 } ;
 
 ABOUT: "checksums.ripemd"