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📜 September 10: On This Day in History |  | The truth is out there |  Image: Vanity Fair | Each of the following events happened on September 10. Your challenge is to put them in the order in which they occurred by year, earliest to latest. Answers at the bottom! - A) The X-Files, starring David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, debuts on Fox. The pair investigate marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena.
- B) George Smith, a 25-year-old London taxi driver, becomes the first person ever arrested for drunk driving after slamming his cab into a building. Smith would plead guilty and receive a fine of 20 shillings.
- C) Italian immigrant Ettore Boiardi (aka Hector Boyardee) patents a production spaghetti cooker for a factory at his company, Chef Boyardee.
- D) The Large Hadron Collider is switched on for the first time at CERN, the world's largest particle physics lab. The ~$8 billion LHC is the largest particle accelerator in the world, creating up to 600 million subatomic particle collisions per second at launch.
Hint: The first drunk driving instance was a 1-car accident |
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🔗 Conjoiner: A DONUT Original Word Game | | Court comedian | Today’s Conjoiner has bells on its hat and jokes up its sleeve. Follow the clues and keep the royal court entertained. The first clue of today’s sequence is: “Medieval performer known for jokes, tricks, and colorful clothing” |
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🧩 Puzzle Corner | | MiniToday’s mini has all the juicy details. Solve the clues and get the scoop. SudokuA little deduction goes a long way. Piece it together and brighten your day. |
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🐐 GOATWars: A Data-Driven Process to Determine the Best | | What’s the greatest TV show cancelled too soon? |  Image: GOATWars | While some shows overstay their welcome, this showdown involves the ones who barely got a chance to unpack. You’ve got Firefly becoming a cult phenomenon after just one season, Freaks and Geeks launching an absurd number of future stars, Deadwood disappearing at the height of its reign, and more. Now the shows that deserved more time are going head-to-head Showdowns include: |
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🏆 Tuesday's GOATWars Results: The Data Is Now In | | 🦸♀️THE GREATEST FEMALE ACTION CHARACTERS OF ALL TIME - Wonder Woman
- Ellen Ripley (Alien)
- Sarah Connor (Terminator)
- Xena (Xena: Warrior Princess)
- Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Explore the full list. Note: Results are as of the published time; these lists are dynamic and may change. |
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📜 Answers | | B, C, A, D - B) 1897 – The first-ever arrest for drunk driving occurs in London.
- C) 1935 – Ettore Boiardi patents a production spaghetti cooker for Chef Boyardee.
- A) 1993 – The X-Files debuts on Fox.
- D) 2008 – CERN's Large Hadron Collider is switched on for the first time.
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