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• 📄 Office politics
• 🧩 New puzzles
• 🍞 GOAT sandwich bread

…and much more.

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Each of the following events happened on July 9. Your challenge is to put them in the order in which they occurred by year, earliest to latest. Answers at the bottom!

• A) British TV series The Office, created/written by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, debuts on the BBC. It becomes a huge hit, spawning a popular American version and making Gervais a star.
• B) The All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club begins its first lawn tennis tournament at Wimbledon, then an outer-suburb of London. Twenty-two amateurs show up to compete in the Gentlemen’s Singles tournament, the only hosted event, with the winner awarded ~$16 and a ~$35 trophy.
• C) The US Supreme Court rules 5-4 that, while still falling under federal jurisdiction, nearly half of Oklahoma is within a Native American reservation and isn’t subject to state jurisdiction in cases involving major crimes, based on an 1833 treaty with the Muscogee Nation.
• D) Catherine, wife of Russia’s new emperor, Peter III, rallies the army regiments of St. Petersburg against her husband and is proclaimed sole empress of Russia. More commonly known as Catherine the Great, she would stay on the throne for the next 34 years, more than any other female ruler in Russian history.

Hint: 2 people play in a tennis singles match

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Mini

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Sudoku

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Pub grub covers more than just appetizers. It's the food that kicks off great nights, fuels game days, and somehow disappears before everyone gets their share.

Every vote builds your personal GOAT List, where you decide what makes a dish truly legendary: crispy perfection, cheesy goodness, or just plain shareability.

Showdowns include:

• Chicken wings 🆚 Mozzarella sticks 
• Nachos 🆚 Loaded potato skins 
• Soft pretzel & beer cheese 🆚 Jalapeño poppers 

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🍞 THE GREATEST SANDWICH BREAD OF ALL TIME

1. Sourdough
2. French bread
3. Hawaiian rolls
4. Potato bread
5. Whole wheat

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

D, B, A, C

• D) 1762 – Catherine the Great assumes power.
• B) 1877 – The first Wimbledon tennis tournament is held.
• A) 2001 – British TV series The Office debuts on the BBC.
• C) 2020 – US Supreme Court rules that nearly half of Oklahoma remains Indian land, and isn’t subject to state jurisdiction in cases involving major crimes.