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Good evening. 8-10% of Americans are now taking GLP-1s, such as Ozempic or Mounjaro, and restaurants are increasingly responding to this appetite-reducing trend by offering miniature versions of their normal menu items, according to a newly published NY Times report.

Or as the rest of the world calls them—”regular-sized servings.”

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📜 August 8: On This Day in History

When Cubs discovered electricity

Image: Wikimedia Commons/Gemini (prompting done by Kyle Nowak/Peter Nowak)

Each of the following events happened on August 8. Your challenge is to put them in the order in which they occurred by year, earliest to latest. Answers at the bottom!

  • A) After installing stadium lights, the Chicago Cubs host the first night game in the history of Wrigley Field. The first night game in Major League Baseball history had taken place 53 years earlier, and every other team in the league was regularly hosting night games for decades prior.
  • B) Faced with the near-certain prospect of impeachment for his role in the Watergate scandal, President Richard Nixon announces his resignation. He’s succeeded by Gerald Ford the following day.
  • C) The US men's Olympic basketball team—dubbed the “Dream Team”—easily defeats Croatia to win gold at the Barcelona Games.
  • D) The US becomes the first nation to join the soon-to-be-formed United Nations, an organization it is hoped will serve as an arbiter of international disputes.

Hint: The UN was formed right after WWII

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🔗 Conjoiner: A DONUT Original Word Game

No fronting

The feeling of completing today’s Conjoiner sequence has been compared to taking a leap and finding out the grass actually is greener on the other side. It’s that satisfying.

The first clue of today’s sequence is: “Behind a house”...

Play the sequence here

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

🧩 The Puzzle Corner

Mini

Not to toot our own horn, but today’s mini crossword is well put together🕴️.

Sudoku

If you’re thinking of skipping today’s sudoku: su-don’t, cool?

🐐 GOATWars: A Data-Driven Process to Determine the Best

The three-in-one special

Click to play any (or all) of the three GOATWars’ challenges below, then pick the GOAT through a series of head-to-head matchups. This data-driven process was developed to create definitive best-of-all-time lists using a more objective approach than random bloggers just publishing controversial opinions for clicks.

🏆 Wednesday’s GOATWar Results: The Data Is Now In

📱 THE BEST MOBILE GAMES OF ALL TIME

  1. Minecraft Pocket Edition
  2. Candy Crush
  3. Among Us

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🌹 THE GREATEST ‘BACHELOR(ETTE)’ VILLAINS OF ALL TIME

  1. Juan Pablo Galavis
  2. Shanae Ankney
  3. Krystal Nielson

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⌚ THE BEST MEN’S LUXURY WATCHES OF ALL TIME

  1. Rolex Submariner
  2. Patek Philippe Nautilus
  3. Omega Speedmaster Professional “Moonwatch”

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⌚ THE BEST WOMEN’S LUXURY WATCHES OF ALL TIME

  1. Rolex Lady-Datejust
  2. Cartier Ballon Bleu
  3. Patek Philippe Twenty~4

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📜 Answers

D, B, A, C

  • D) 1945: The US becomes the first nation to join the soon-to-be-formed United Nations, an organization it is hoped will serve as an arbiter of international disputes.
  • B) 1974: Faced with the near-certain prospect of impeachment for his role in the Watergate scandal, President Richard Nixon announces his resignation. He’s succeeded by Gerald Ford the following day.
  • A) 1988: After installing stadium lights, the Chicago Cubs host the first night game in the history of Wrigley Field. The first night game in Major League Baseball history had taken place 53 years earlier, and every other team in the league was regularly hosting night games for decades prior.
  • C) 1992: The US men's Olympic basketball team—dubbed the “Dream Team”—easily defeats Croatia to win gold at the Barcelona Games.
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