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• 🌕 Moon mania
• 🧩 New puzzles
• 📺 GOAT 90’s cartoons

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Each of the following events happened on August 25. Your challenge is to put them in the order in which they occurred by year, earliest to latest. Answers at the bottom!

• A) The Great Moon Hoax takes life. New York’s The Sun begins running a series of news accounts that falsely claim British astronomer John Herschel has observed all sorts of life on the Moon, including blue unicorns, bipedal beavers, and winged humans. The stories become a global sensation before being exposed as fiction, though The Sun never retracts them.
• B) Paris is liberated by French and US troops after 4+ years of Nazi occupation. General Dietrich von Choltitz, commander of the German garrison, defies an order by Adolf Hitler to blow up Paris’ landmarks and burn the city to the ground before its liberation.
• C) Chicken ramen is first developed by inventor and businessman Momofuku Ando to help address a food shortage crisis in Japan, marking the first-ever instant noodles.
• D) The Wizard of Oz opens in US theaters starring Judy Garland as the young Kansas farm girl Dorothy, who dreams about a fantastical land after being knocked unconscious in a tornado. It goes on to become one of the best-loved movies in history.

Hint: In the Wizard of Oz, Dorothy finds 2 magic ruby slippers

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Today’s Conjoiner is keeping things cool under a wide brim. Follow the clues below and top off your day with a victory.

The first clue of today’s sequence is: “Wide-brimmed hat traditionally associated with Mexico and mariachi performers”...

Mini

Keys, wallet, lipstick... and a mini crossword! Dig in and see what else is hiding inside.

• Play today’s mini crossword.

Sudoku

One clever choice becomes a few. Before long, the whole thing comes into view.

• Play today's puzzle.

The potato might be the most versatile food on Earth. Bake it, roast it, boil it, mash it, stick it in a stew— the humble tuber almost never misses.

The top spud options are going head-to-head on GOATWars, where you get to pick the dish you’d go for beyond all others.

Showdowns include:

• French fries 🆚 Tater tots
• Mashed potatoes 🆚 Loaded baked potato
• Hash browns 🆚 Home fries

📺 THE GREATEST 90’S CARTOON OF ALL TIME

1. Rugrats
2. Animaniacs
3. Batman: The Animated Series
4. The Powerpuff Girls
5. Dexter’s Laboratory

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

A, D, B, C

• A) 1835 – The Great Moon Hoax first takes life.
• D) 1939 – The Wizard of Oz opens in US theaters.
• B) 1944 – Paris is liberated after 4+ years of Nazi occupation.
• C) 1958 – Instant ramen is first invented.

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