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- 🧩 New puzzles
- 🥏 GOAT backyard games
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📜 July 1: On This Day in History |  | Pedal to the metal |  Image: Wikipedia | Each of the following events happened on July 1. Your challenge is to put them in the order in which they occurred by year, earliest to latest. Answers at the bottom! - A) Cyclists compete in the first-ever Tour de France. The race is run in six mostly flat stages which carry an average distance of 250+ miles, far longer than the modern-day average of 106 miles across 21 stages.
- B) The first personal stereo cassette player, called the Sony Walkman, debuts for sale. The Walkman came about when Sony’s legendary chairman, Masaru Ibuka, made a special request to have a playback-only listening device made so he could listen to it on trips.
- C) The first Olympic games hosted by the US kick off in St. Louis. It’s also the first-ever Olympics to introduce the tradition of awarding gold, silver, and bronze medals.
- D) The United States Postal Service (USPS) introduces the Zone Improvement Plan as part of an effort to improve mail delivery speed. It marks the first use of ZIP codes to facilitate the efficient sorting of mail at a national level.
Hint: ZIP codes are not to be confused with area codes, which contain just 3 numbers |
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🔗 Conjoiner: A DONUT Original Word Game | | Flinging flint | Today’s Conjoiner has been chiseled to come to the perfect point. Can you solve the sequence and hit the bullseye? The first clue of today’s sequence is: “Sharpened projectile point used in archery hunting and warfare; can sometimes be found in riverbeds”... |
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🧩 Puzzle Corner | | MiniYou’ll have to put up your dukes in today’s mini. Can you solve the clues and deliver the knockout punch? SudokuNine digits dance, nine digits twirl. Sort them out and give it a whirl. |
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🏆 Monday's GOATWars Results: The Data Is Now In | | 🥏 THE GREATEST BACKYARD GAMES OF ALL TIME - Cornhole
- Badminton
- Croquet
- Horseshoes
- Bocce ball
Explore the full list. Note: Results are as of the published time; these lists are dynamic and may change. |
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📜 Answers | | A, C, D, B - A) 1903 – Cyclists compete in the first-ever Tour de France.
- C) 1904 – The first US-hosted Olympic games kick off in St. Louis.
- D) 1963 – USPS first introduces ZIP codes.
- B) 1979 – The Sony Walkman debuts for sale.
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