Good evening. If you’re traveling by car this weekend, you may want to take a look at this data from INRIX/AAA to potentially avoid a few hours in traffic. With gas and flights cheaper than last year, it’s expected to be another record travel holiday.

Stay safe and make sure to watch your Jell-O intake. Too many of those little plastic guys will get ya.

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Under Locke and key zipper

Each of the following events happened on August 29. Your challenge is to put them in the order in which they occurred by year, earliest to latest. Answers at the bottom!

• A) British philosopher John Locke, whose works lie at the foundation of modern philosophical empiricism and political liberalism, is born.
• B) American businessman and inventor Whitcomb L. Judson is issued a US patent for a “clasp locker,” which evolves into the modern zipper.
• C) Hurricane Katrina strikes the US Gulf Coast, devastating the area—especially New Orleans, which experiences catastrophic flooding after its levees were breached the following day.
• D) Netflix is founded by American entrepreneurs Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph. Originally a by-mail video-rental company, it later expands into online video streaming distribution and production, eventually blossoming into a $524+ billion company whose service your ex can no longer access.

Hint: Unless you think for a second, and then ask us…we’ll just zip it up🤫.

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The answer to the first clue of today’s Conjoiner sequence could also describe a famous gala-hosting museum in NYC after its transformation into the worst place in existence…as well as the protective gear you’d need to enter it in this hypothetical scenario.

The first clue of today’s sequence is: “Life’s tough, you should probably get one of these (originally from Boy Meets World)”...

Mini

If the yet-to-be-revealed grid of today’s mini crossword is the Chamber of Secrets, prepare to also encounter Moaning Myrtle on your revealing journey. You’ll see what we mean once you click below👇.

• Play today’s puzzle here.

Sudoku

It may not be the Microsoft Excel World Championship, but today’s sudoku will still test your skill at putting numbers into cells.

• Try a fun challenge; play today's puzzle here.

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.

• 📺 THE GREATEST JACK BLACK MOVIES OF ALL TIME
• 👠 THE GREATEST STILETTO HEELS OF ALL TIME
• 🎮 THE GREATEST BLOX FRUITS OF ALL TIME

🛥️ THE GREATEST YACHT ROCK ARTISTS OF ALL TIME

1. The Doobie Brothers
2. Steely Dan
3. Michael McDonald

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🥊 THE GREATEST BOXERS OF ALL TIME

1. Muhammad Ali
2. Mike Tyson
3. Sugar Ray Leonard

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📺 THE GREATEST WILL FERRELL MOVIES OF ALL TIME

1. Elf (2003)
2. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
3. Old School (2003)

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Note: Results are as of the published time; these lists are dynamic and may change.

A, B, D, C

• A) 1632: British philosopher John Locke, whose works lie at the foundation of modern philosophical empiricism and political liberalism, is born.
• B) 1893: American businessman and inventor Whitcomb L. Judson is issued a US patent for a “clasp locker,” which evolves into the modern zipper.
• D) 1997: Netflix is founded by American entrepreneurs Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph. Originally a by-mail video-rental company, it later expands into online video streaming distribution and production, eventually blossoming into a $524+ billion company whose service your ex can no longer access.
• C) 2005: Hurricane Katrina strikes the US Gulf Coast, devastating the area—especially New Orleans, which experiences catastrophic flooding after its levees were breached the following day.