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• 🚀 Privatizing space
• 🧩 New puzzles
• 🏈 GOAT tailgate games

…and much more.

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Each of the following events happened on September 28. Your challenge is to put them in the order in which they occurred by year, earliest to latest. Answers at the bottom!

• A) Red Sox outfielder Ted Williams gets six hits in eight at-bats during a doubleheader on the last day of the MLB regular season, boosting his average to .406. Williams is the last player ever to hit .400 or above.
• B) Congress votes to ban flogging on naval and merchant vessels. Prior to the vote, misbehaving sailors were often punished by stripping them to the waist and lashing their bare backs with whips known as cat o’ nine tails.
• C) A Chicago grand jury indicts eight members of the Chicago White Sox on charges of fixing the World Series, including star "Shoeless" Joe Jackson.
• D) SpaceX successfully launches Falcon 1, becoming the first privately owned company to send a liquid-fueled rocket into orbit.

Hint: Only 2 teams make it to the World Series

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The click-up pens dispense a controlled amount of balm, so there’s no guessing or overdoing it. One formula hydrates dry, tight skin with ceramides, squalane, and bisabolol, with 94% noticing improved dryness within two hours.* The other uses peptides, Kakadu plum, and arnica to visibly improve dark circles, giving you targeted care for more of what shows up around your eyes.

Today’s Conjoiner is entering a fantasy world. Follow the clues and see where your imagination takes you.

The first clue of today’s sequence is: “To act as if something is true when you know it’s not”

Mini

The mini is going hog wild today. Can you charge through the clues and root out every answer?

• Play today’s mini crossword.

Sudoku

The numbers are waiting to fall into place. Use a little logic and finish the race.

• Play today's puzzle.

Great barbecue can turn a cheap cut of meat, some smoke, and a lot of patience into something people will drive hours and stand in line for.

Now the smokehouse favorites are facing off on GOATWars, where you get to pick on what you’d order first.

Showdowns include:

• Brisket vs Pork ribs
• Burnt ends vs Pulled pork 
• Beef ribs vs Smoked sausage 

A great wardrobe is measured not by how much you own, but by the quality and versatility of each piece. Quince brings both together with elevated essentials made from premium materials that are designed to work beyond one outfit.

The Bella Stretch Wide Leg Jeans bring a flattering ’70s-inspired shape in soft, flexible denim, while the 100% Organic Cotton Fisherman V-Neck Sweater adds a classic knit you can easily dress up or down. They’re the kind of staples you can keep building outfits around.

🏈 THE GREATEST TAILGATE GAMES OF ALL TIME

1. Corn hole (by a country mile)
2. Horseshoes
3. Beer pong
4. Giant Jenga
5. Flip cup

Explore the full list.

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

B, C, A, D

• B) 1850 – Congress votes to ban flogging.
• C) 1920 – A Chicago grand jury indicts eight members of the Chicago White Sox for fixing the World Series.
• A) 1941 – Ted Williams becomes the last MLB player ever to bat .400.
• D) 2008 – SpaceX is the first privately owned company to send a liquid-fueled rocket into orbit.

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