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Wednesday, Jun 3 2026

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Good evening. In tonight’s edition:

  • 🚀 Float on, space cowboy
  • 🧩 New puzzles
  • 🍲 GOAT comfort foods

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📜 June 3: On This Day in History

Walk among the stars

Image: Space.com

Each of the following events happened on June 3. Your challenge is to put them in the order in which they occurred by year, earliest to latest. Answers at the bottom!

  • A) Major Edward H. White II opens the hatch of the Gemini 4 spacecraft and steps out 120 miles above Earth, becoming the first American astronaut to walk in space. He’s attached to the craft by a 25-foot tether, and controls his movements with a hand-held oxygen jet-propulsion gun.
  • B) The Zoot Suit Riots begin in Los Angeles. A group of US sailors marches through downtown LA carrying makeshift weapons and starts attacking anyone wearing a “zoot suit”—the baggy wool pants, oversized coats, and porkpie hats favored by many young men of color at the time.
  • C) America’s first electric power line carries energy across 14 miles to Portland, Oregon, pioneering modern electrical transmission. Few, if any, homes have any electrical wiring at the time, though that would soon change.
  • D) The Chinese government authorizes its soldiers and tanks to reclaim Beijing’s Tiananmen Square at all costs from protesters for democratic reform. The troops have forcibly cleared the square by the next day, killing hundreds and arresting thousands.

Hint: A “zoot suit” is a two-piece suit

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🔗 Conjoiner: A DONUT Original Word Game

Let your voice be heard

Today’s Conjoiner is a peaceful demonstration against boredom. Link each clue to the next and let the puzzle revolution begin.

The first clue of today’s sequence is: “Demonstration involving signs, chants, speeches, or marches”...

Play the sequence here

🧩 Puzzle Corner

Mini

You better come up with a plan for today’s mini. Show the genius of your scheme by solving the puzzle.

Sudoku

Wednesday has arrived, as it tends to do; steady your focus and see the numbers through.

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

Who's the greatest fictional dinosaur of all time?

Image: GOATWars

Dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years. But that hasn't stopped them from becoming some of the most beloved characters ever created.

Now, the top fictional dinosaurs are facing off on GOATWars, where you get to decide which feathered and/or scaly friend stands above the rest.

Showdowns include:

Start your GOAT List

🏆 Monday's GOATWars Results: The Data Is Now In

🍲 THE GREATEST COMFORT FOODS OF ALL TIME

  1. Mac & cheese
  2. Grilled cheese & tomato soup
  3. Lasagna
  4. Fried chicken
  5. Chicken pot pie

Explore the full list.

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

📜 Answers

C, B, A, D

  • C) 1889 – America’s first electric power line carries energy across 14 miles to Portland, Oregon.
  • B) 1943 – The Zoot Suit Riots begin in Los Angeles.
  • A) 1965 – Major Edward H. White II becomes the first US astronaut to walk in space.
  • D) 1989 – The Chinese government authorizes its soldiers and tanks to reclaim Beijing’s Tiananmen Square from protesters, kicking off a brutal crackdown.
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