📜 May 5: On This Day in History |  | Your friendly neighborhood blockbuster |  Image: Mashable | Each of the following events happened on May 5. Your challenge is to put them in the order in which they occurred by year, earliest to latest. Answers at the bottom! - A) Spider-Man, directed by Sam Raimi and starring Tobey Maguire, becomes the first-ever movie to top $100 million in its opening weekend at the domestic box office.
- B) Childhood friends Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield open the first Ben & Jerry’s ice cream shop in a renovated gas station in Burlington, Vermont. The store sells soups, crêpes, and pottery, but their homemade ice cream quickly becomes the main attraction.
- C) The perfume Chanel No. 5 officially debuts in Coco Chanel’s boutique on the Rue Cambon in Paris. The new fragrance immediately revolutionizes the perfume industry and remains popular for decades.
- D) Navy Commander Alan Shepard is launched into space aboard NASA’s Freedom 7 space capsule, becoming the first American astronaut to travel into space. Shepard’s suborbital flight lasts 15 minutes and reaches a height of 116 miles.
Hint: Chanel No. 5 is considered the #1 selling perfume of all time |
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🔗 Conjoiner: A DONUT Original Word Game |  | Cinco de Mayo | Celebrate the 5th of May with a cocktail that’s frozen or on the rocks. Prove you know the recipe and solve the puzzle below. The first clue of today’s sequence is: “Popular Mexican cocktail made with tequila and citrus”... |
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🧩 Puzzle Corner |  | MiniYou’ll know what it’s like to be hounded for autographs by the end of today’s mini. Put your name on the dotted line to complete the puzzle. SudokuA calm little challenge, tried and true; place one through nine, and the others too. |
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🐐 GOATWars: A Data-Driven Process to Determine the Best |  | Who's the greatest movie mom of all time? | 
| Some movie moms lead with heart, while others lead with strength. Now, they're going head-to-head on GOATWars to determine which movie mom showed the most kindness, courage, and sacrifice. Showdowns include: ...and much more. |
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🏆 Friday's GOATWars Results: The Data Is Now In |  | 🍦 THE GREATEST FAST FOOD DESSERTS OF ALL TIME - Dairy Queen Blizzard
- Wendy’s Frosty
- Krispy Kreme Original Glazed
- McDonald’s Apple Pie
- Culver’s Concrete Mixer
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, D, B, A - C) 1921 – The perfume Chanel No. 5 officially debuts.
- D) 1961 – Navy Commander Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. becomes the first US astronaut to travel into space.
- B) 1978 – Ben & Jerry’s opens its first-ever ice cream shop.
- A) 2002 – Spider-Man becomes the first movie to top $100 million in its opening weekend at the domestic box office.
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