Good evening. For some, life is rough rn (*cough*the former Astronomer CEO*cough*). But for others—like this man in Massachusetts, who ended up winning $1 million back-to-back after accidentally buying an extra lottery ticket—life is sweet.

There’s probably a lesson in there somewhere.

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Each of the following events happened on July 21. Your challenge is to put them in the order in which they occurred by year, earliest to latest. Answers at the bottom!

• A) Following a poor showing at a nationally televised presidential debate, President Joe Biden announces the end of his reelection bid, becoming the first president since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968 to not seek reelection.
• B) The world's lowest recorded temperature, −128.6°F, was measured at Vostok Station, Antarctica.
• C) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final book in JK Rowling's Harry Potter series, is released.
• D) Politician Sirimavo Bandaranaike takes office in Ceylon (later Sri Lanka), becoming the world's first woman prime minister.

Hint: Woman first, first

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…unless you’re looking to find the first answer to today’s Conjoiner sequence.

Quick reminder: Conjoiner is an original word game we developed where each answer to a crossword-style clue gives indications as to the next. In other words: the answers are more connected than the average influencer and a loose grasp on reality.

The first clue of today’s sequence: “Where squirrels often run around and play; a high point”...

Note: A (potentially important) clue for today’s Conjoiner can be found at the bottom of our AM send. Just search “🍩 Six months in“ in your inbox.

Mini

Kyle, our associate editor and leader of The DONUT braintrust, flew through today’s mini crossword in 37 seconds (😳). Can you beat him?

• Play today’s puzzle here.

Sudoku

If numbers are as calming to you as they are to that dude from Numb3rs, prepare to feel zen. And also accomplishment.

• Play today’s puzzle here.

National Ice Cream Day, the most chill and flavorful day to hit the calendar since 7/11, was yesterday.

It leads into an easy (or not-so-easy) question: Which ice-cream brand is the greatest of all time??

Compete in the Best Ice-Cream Brand challenge and cast your vote for the GOAT.

D, B, C, A

• D) 1960: Politician Sirimavo Bandaranaike takes office in Ceylon (later Sri Lanka), becoming the world's first woman prime minister.
• B) 1983: The world's lowest recorded temperature, −128.6°F, was measured at Vostok Station, Antarctica.
• C) 2007: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final book in JK Rowling's Harry Potter series, is released.
• A) 2024: Following a poor showing at a nationally televised presidential debate, President Joe Biden announces the end of his reelection bid, becoming the first president since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968 to not seek reelection.