Good evening. In tonight’s edition:

• 🔭 Adventures in astronomy
• 🧩 New puzzles
• 🦸🏻‍♀️ GOAT female superheroes

…and much more.

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Each of the following events happened on February 18. Your challenge is to put them in the order in which they occurred by year, earliest to latest. Answers at the bottom!

• A) Pluto, once considered the ninth planet in our Solar System, is discovered by astronomer Clyde W. Tombaugh. The existence of an unknown ninth planet was first proposed by Percival Lowell, who theorized that wobbles in the orbits of Uranus and Neptune were caused by the gravitational pull of an unknown planetary body.
• B) Dale Earnhardt Sr., considered one of the greatest drivers in NASCAR history, dies at the age of 49 in a last-lap crash at the 43rd Daytona 500 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
• C) Mark Twain publishes his famous—and famously controversial—novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in the US. Huck’s story is a sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, though the new novel strikes a more serious tone and focuses on slavery and other aspects of life in the antebellum South.
• D) The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces the winners of the first Academy Awards. It’s a far cry from the suspense, glamour, and endless press coverage surrounding the Oscars today: The first award recipients’ names were printed on the back page of the Academy’s newsletter.

Hint: Two events are within a year of each other; the earlier is a first, while the later is an ice cold last.

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Today’s Conjoiner starts off with the man who’s trying to take humans to Mars. Solve the puzzle and show you’re out of this world:

The first clue of today’s sequence is: “Billionaire CEO known for rockets, EVs, and bold tweets”...

Mini

Charge up and hit the gas for today’s cyber-mini. Can you complete it before the battery runs dry?

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Sudoku

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Every vote builds your personal GOAT List, ranking the machines that actually run your kitchen (and save your weeknights).

Some appliances are about speed. Others are about precision. Some are pure convenience…and others are lifestyle statements. Now, they’re battling on GoatWars to decide which one truly deserves permanent counter space.

Showdowns include:

• Coffee Maker (Drip) 🆚 Espresso Machine
• Microwave 🆚 Gas Range
• Air Fryer 🆚 Instant Pot

...and much more.

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🦸🏻‍♀️ THE GREATEST FEMALE SUPERHERO OF ALL TIME

1. Wonder Woman (by an Amazonian mile)
2. Black Widow
3. Captain Marvel
4. Supergirl
5. Catwoman

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

C, D, A, B

• C) 1885 – Mark Twain publishes The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in the U.S.
• D) 1929 – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces the winners of the first Academy Awards. They later come to be known as the Oscars, though it’s unclear where the nickname first originated.
• A) 1930 – Pluto is discovered by Clyde W. Tombaugh.
• B) 2001 – Dale Earnhardt Sr. dies in a last-lap crash at the Daytona 500.