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Friday, May 22 2026

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Good evening. In tonight’s edition:

  • 🎙️ Legend of late night
  • 🧩 New puzzles
  • 🧢 GOAT dad hobbies

…and much more.

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📜 May 22: On This Day in History

Late-night legend signs off

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Each of the following events happened on May 22. Your challenge is to put them in the order in which they occurred by year, earliest to latest. Answers at the bottom!

  • A) Johnny Carson ends his nearly 30-year run as host of The Tonight Show, drawing 50 million viewers for the finale. The most-watched episode before his final bow? The live wedding of Tiny Tim and Miss Vicki, watched by 45 million.
  • B) The first major wagon train to the Pacific Northwest departs from Elm Grove, Missouri, on the Oregon Trail, including some 1,000 people and 5,000 oxen/cattle.
  • C) Aaron Burr goes on trial for treason. A political outcast since his fatal duel with Alexander Hamilton, Burr is accused of levying war against the US and preparing military forces to seize Mexico, then a territory of Spain. Burr is ultimately acquitted but flees to Europe, where he tries to convince Napoleon to conquer Spanish Florida.
  • D) Italy and Germany sign the Pact of Steel, a military and political alliance that formally gives birth to the Axis powers.

Hint: Japan ended up being the 3rd member of the Axis powers

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🔗 Conjoiner: A DONUT Original Word Game

Turncoat traitor

Don’t let betrayal from within bring today’s Conjoiner crumbling down. Follow the clues carefully and identify the proper, loyal answers to solve it.

The first clue of today’s sequence is: “Crime involving betrayal of one’s country or government”...

Play the sequence here

🧩 Puzzle Corner

Mini

Take off into the weekend with today’s mini. Can you stick the landing and solve the puzzle?

Sudoku

Long weekend’s here, skies bright and blue; kick things off with a grid for you.

🐐 GOATWars: A Data-Driven Process to Determine the Best

What’s the greatest sports venue of all time?

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Some fans will pick atmosphere, while others will defend tradition like it’s family honor. And some just want the loudest place on Earth.

Now, the greatest sports venues of all time are going head-to-head on GOATWars, where you decide which is the most iconic spot to watch a game, race, or round.

Showdowns include:

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🧢 THE GREATEST DAD HOBBY OF ALL TIME

  1. Grilling
  2. Napping on the couch with the TV on
  3. Fishing
  4. Golf
  5. Home improvement projects

Explore the full list.

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

📜 Answers

C, B, D, A

  • C) 1807 – Aaron Burr goes on trial for treason.
  • B) 1843 – The first major wagon train departs on the Oregon Trail.
  • D) 1939 – Italy and Germany sign the Pact of Steel, forming the Axis powers.
  • A) 1992 – Johnny Carson signs off as host of The Tonight Show for the final time.
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