Dear Categorizers,

To understand the world, humans put alike things in the same category. Likewise, we put different things in different categories. In some cases, how two dissimilar things are unlike can tell us more about them than investigating how two similar things are alike.

If you’re a fan of Sesame Street, the game “One of these things is not like the others” should be familiar to you.  Find the item in each category that does not belong. To do so, you’ll first have to figure out the category. Give it a shot.

1.     4, 16, 24, 36

2.    Denver, Colorado Springs, New York City, Thornton

3.    football, soccer, basketball, track and field

4.    Cardinals, Broncos, Lions, Seahawks

5.    Liam, George,  Niall, Harry

6.    Chamber of Secrets, The Subtle Knife, Deathly Hallows, Goblet of Fire

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