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📜 October 30: On This Day in History |  | Ali turns up the heat |  Image: Ken Regan | Each of the following events happened on October 30. Your challenge is to put them in the order in which they occurred by year, earliest to latest. Answers at the bottom! - A) Muhammad Ali becomes the heavyweight champion of the world for the second time when he knocks out 25-year-old champ George Foreman in the eighth round of the “Rumble in the Jungle,” a match in Kinshasa, Zaire.
- B) Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility is published anonymously. A small circle of people, including the Prince Regent, learned Austen’s identity, but most of the British public knew only that the popular book had been written by a woman.
- C) Branch Rickey signs Jackie Robinson to a contract with the Montreal Royals, the top minor league affiliate of the MLB’s Brooklyn Dodgers.
- D) P. T. Barnum's circus, "The Greatest Show on Earth", debuts in New York City.
Hint: Common sense would dictate going first |
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🔗 Conjoiner: A DONUT Original Word Game |  | Paper tiger | We’re confident you’ll get today’s Conjoiner—but don’t let a little success go to your head. Check out the puzzle below. The first clue of today’s sequence is: “Not as good as advertised”... |
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🧩 Puzzle Corner |  | MiniTry not to take a divot when taking a shot at today’s puzzle. Click the link below and sink it in one. SudokuFour corners, nine boxes, endless delight. Count your way to getting it right. |
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🐐 GOATWars: A Data-Driven Process to Determine the Best |  | Which sitcom is the greatest of all time? | 
| From laugh tracks to mockumentaries, these shows defined how we joke, quote, and comfort-watch. Now, they’re cracking each other up on GoatWars in the Greatest Sitcoms of All Time league, and it’s time to settle once and for all which one really owns primetime. Every vote builds your personal GOAT List, ranking the sitcoms you’ll endlessly rewatch. Showdowns include: ...and much more. |
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🏆 Tuesday's GOATWars Results: The Data Is Now In |  | 🍽️ THE GREATEST LEFTOVER OPTIONS OF ALL TIME - Cold pizza (the clear favorite)
- Lasagna
- Thanksgiving turkey
- Brisket
- Chinese takeout
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📜 Answers |  | B, D, C, A - B) 1811 – Jane Austen publishes Sense and Sensibility.
- D) 1873 – PT Barnum’s “The Greatest Show on Earth” debuts. The site that Barnum secured for the opening would later become Madison Square Garden.
- C) 1945 – Branch Rickey signs Jackie Robinson, who goes on to have a Hall of Fame career.
- A) 1973 – Muhammed Ali knocks out George Foreman at the Rumble in the Jungle.
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