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• 📜🖋️ Non-empire state of mind
• 🧩 New puzzles
• 😋 The greatest childhood (or adult) snacks of all time

…and much more.

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Each of the following events happened on September 17. Your challenge is to put them in the order in which they occurred by year, earliest to latest. Answers at the bottom!

• A) The Constitution of the United States of America is signed by 39 delegates present at the conclusion of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. However, the document isn’t yet binding until ratified by nine of the 13 states, which occurs nine months later following a “hard-won battle,” per the History Channel.
• B) Harriet Tubman escapes from slavery in Maryland. She makes her way to Philadelphia, and becomes a guiding force in the Underground Railroad.
• C) The American TV series M*A*S*H, based on the Robert Altman film, debuts on CBS. The show is hugely popular with both critics and the general public (the first MASHup), with its farewell episode 11 years later drawing ~105 million viewers (currently the 10th-most-watched US telecast of all time).
• D) Oprah Winfrey launches her now-famous book club. Oprah’s Book Club quickly becomes a hugely influential force in the publishing world, with the popular daytime-TV host’s endorsement capable of catapulting a previously little-known book onto best-seller lists.

Hint: No help today…you got this👊.

• A) 30 days
• B) 90 days
• C) 6 months

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The feeling of completing today’s Conjoiner sequence has been compared to watching Barry Bonds highlights when you’re in the mood to witness pure domination. It’s that satisfying.

The first clue of today’s sequence is: “Its seeds are a favorite of baseball players”...

Mini

Today’s mini crossword is nacho-r common puzzle. It took Kyle, captain of The DONUT’s braintrust, 3 minutes and 1 second to complete—his longest time ever.

• Play today’s mini crossword here if you’re up for a challenge.

Sudoku

If number-related puzzles are your jam, today’s sudoku is like the homemade strawberry kind your grandma used to make.

• Play today's puzzle here.

Click to play any (or all) of the three 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.

• 🤔 RANKING CHARACTERS FROM ‘FAMILY GUY,’ GREATEST TO LEAST
• 🍿 THE GREATEST TEEN DRAMAS OF ALL TIME
• 👥 THE GREATEST TV DUOS OF ALL TIME

🦅 THE GREATEST FICTIONAL PETS OF ALL TIME

1. Snoopy (Peanuts)
2. Scooby-Doo (Scooby-Doo)
3. Pluto (Disney), with Garfield (Garfield) close behind in 4th

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📺 THE GREATEST GAME SHOW HOSTS OF ALL TIME

1. Alex Trebek
2. Bob Barker
3. Steve Harvey

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😋 THE GREATEST CHILDHOOD (OR ADULT) SNACKS OF ALL TIME

1. Oreos
2. Cheez-Its
3. Goldfish Crackers, with Pop-Tarts and Bagel Bites nipping at its heels

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

A, B, C, D

• A) 1787: The Constitution of the United States of America is signed by 39 delegates present at the conclusion of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.
• B) 1849: Harriet Tubman escapes from slavery in Maryland. She makes her way to Philadelphia, and becomes a guiding force in the Underground Railroad.
• C) 1972: The American TV series M*A*S*H, based on the Robert Altman film, debuts on CBS.
• D) 1996: Oprah Winfrey launches her now-famous book club.