📜 December 2: On This Day in History |  | My boy’s wicked smart |  Image: LA Times | Each of the following events happened on December 2. Your challenge is to put them in the order in which they occurred by year, earliest to latest. Answers at the bottom! - A) Good Will Hunting, a movie that will earn childhood friends Ben Affleck and Matt Damon a Best Screenplay Oscar and propel them to Hollywood stardom, premieres in Los Angeles.
- B) The United Arab Emirates is formed. The union of six small Gulf kingdoms, to which a seventh is soon added, creates a small state with an outsized role in the global economy. It’s made up of the kingdoms of Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Fujairah, Sharjah, Dubai, Umm al-Quwain, and Ras al-Khaimah
- C) Napoleon Bonaparte, 35, is crowned as the first-ever French emperor Napoleon I by Pope Pius VII.
- D) Scientists announce the successful sequencing of DNA from a human chromosome for the first time, in a study published in Nature. It’s one of the first major findings of the Human Genome Project.
Hint: Short kings to the front |
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🔗 Conjoiner: A DONUT Original Word Game | | Be kind, rewind | Today’s Conjoiner is sure to be a huge hit. Make sure you’re first in line to take on the challenge, so there's no spoilers. The first clue of today’s sequence is: “A huge movie release, or a bankrupt movie rental store”... |
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🧩 Puzzle Corner | | MiniEarn your wings with today’s mini. Conquer the challenge and fly off into the sunset. SudokuCoffee’s brewing, the sky’s still blue. Fit one through nine in each box—and row, too. |
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🐐 GOATWars: A Data-Driven Process to Determine the Best | | Which big box store is the GOAT? | 
| From Saturday Target runs to Costco sample safaris, these stores shaped our weekends, wallets, and impulse purchases. Now they’re rolling out the competition on GoatWars in the Greatest Big Box Stores of All Time league — and it’s time to decide which giant really reigns over the aisles. Every vote builds your personal GOAT List, ranking the stores you trust for everything from TVs to toilet paper. Showdowns include: ...and much more. |
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🏆 Wednesday's GOATWars Results: The Data Is Now In | | 🦃 THE GREATEST THANKSGIVING SIDES OF ALL TIME - Stuffing / Dressing
- Mashed potatoes (a close second)
- Turkey gravy
- Green bean casserole
- Dinner rolls / Biscuits
Explore the full list. Note: Results are as of the published time; these lists are dynamic and may change. |
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📜 Answers | | C, B, A, D - C) 1804 – Napoleon Bonaparte, widely considered one of the greatest military strategists in history, is crowned Napoleon I.
- B) 1971 – The United Arab Emirates is formed. The UAE has one of the world’s highest GDP per capita ratios, largely due to its substantial natural resource wealth (specifically oil and gas).
- A) 1997 – Good Will Hunting premieres in Los Angeles. The movie goes on to receive nine Academy Award nominations in total, and two wins.
- D) 1999 – Scientists sequence the DNA of a human chromosome for the first time. They discover that chromosome 22 contains ~33.5 million chemical bases and at least 545 genes.
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