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Each of the following events happened on September 12. Your challenge is to put them in the order in which they occurred by year, earliest to latest. Answers at the bottom!

• A) In Montignac, France, four teenage boys chasing after a dog find the Lascaux cave, which contains 15,000- to 17,000-year-old paintings (mostly animal representations, ironically). They’re still considered some of the most outstanding displays of prehistoric art ever discovered (example above👆).
• B) The Harlem Globetrotters’ 8,829-game winning streak is snapped by a team of retired basketball stars led by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who beat them 91-85. It marks the Globetrotters—who normally play scripted games; this one was not—first loss in 24 years.
• C) Country music legend Johnny Cash—whose craggy baritone, simple poetics, hard-won integrity, and advocacy of the dispossessed transformed him into an American icon, per Encyclopedia Britannica—dies at age 71.
• D) US senator John F. Kennedy marries Jacqueline Bouvier in Newport, Rhode Island, uniting two prominent American families and marking the union of a future US President and First Lady.

Hint: Running Trotting out of ideas? Try #3

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• 55%
• 35%

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Proceed with caution: Today’s Conjoiner sequence is so hot that it could burst into flames at any moment🔥.

The first clue of today’s sequence is: “Johnny Storm’s superhero name: The Human ____”...

Mini

Today’s mini should take anywhere from six seconds to 10 minutes—depending on your algo, of course. And hurry, the clock’s already started👇.

• Play today’s mini crossword here, and see what we mean.

Sudoku

Bored at the hotel, motel, or Holiday Inn? Try today’s sudoku puzzle—but just know that it’s tough like a Pitbull.

• 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 SPORTS MASCOTS OF ALL TIME
• 🍿 THE GREATEST EDWARD NORTON PERFORMANCES OF ALL TIME
• 🦸 THE GREATEST ACTION FIGURE LINES OF ALL TIME

🔋 THE GREATEST ENERGY DRINKS OF ALL TIME

1. Monster
2. Red Bull
3. Celsius

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🤔 RANKING CHARACTERS FROM ‘THE SIMPSONS,’ GREATEST TO LEAST

1. Homer Simpson
2. Bart Simpson
3. Lisa Simpson

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🚗 THE GREATEST CAR BRANDS OF ALL TIME

1. Mercedes-Benz
2. Porsche
3. BMW

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

A, D, B, C

• A) 1940: In Montignac, France, four teenage boys chasing after a dog find the Lascaux cave, which contains 15,000- to 17,000-year-old paintings considered some of the most outstanding displays of prehistoric art ever discovered.
• D) 1953: US senator John F. Kennedy marries Jacqueline Bouvier in Newport, Rhode Island, uniting two prominent American families and marking the union of a future US President and First Lady.
• B) 1995: The Harlem Globetrotters’ 8,829-game winning streak is snapped by a team of retired basketball stars led by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who beat them 91-85. It marks the Globetrotters—who normally play scripted games; this one was not—first loss in 24 years.
• C) 2003: Country music legend Johnny Cash—whose craggy baritone, simple poetics, hard-won integrity, and advocacy of the dispossessed transformed him into an American icon, per Encyclopedia Britannica—dies at age 71.