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Thank goodness. April Fools’ Day is behind us. We have an entire year before we have to deal with that nonsense again. Bah humbug I say! Whoever came up with this stupid day played one of the most diabolical pranks of all time.
Here’s a funny story. Back in 1983—when I was a wee 2-year-old—an Associated Press reporter interviewed Boston University historian Joseph Boskin about the origin of April Fools’ Day. The professor spun a tall tale. He told the reporter that the day went all the way back to Roman times, and that a cabal of jesters pleaded with the Emperor Constantine to make one of them Emperor for a day.
The jester Kugel was given the job and proclaimed that it would be a day of levity.
The story, it turns out, was just an April Fools’ Day prank itself.
“I got an immediate phone call from an editor there, who was furious, saying that I had ruined the career of a young reporter,” Boskin recalled later. “He said I told a lie. ‘A lie?’ I asked, ‘I was telling an April Fools’ Day story.'”
Dirty deeds, done dirt cheap. Let’s do this Wordle.
How To Solve Today’s Wordle
The Hint: Medicine.
The Clue: Today’s Wordle ends with a consonant.
Okay, spoilers below!
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The Answer:
Wordle Analysis
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I feel pretty good about this one today, despite only getting it in four. I picked tired because that’s how I feel. I woke up on the wrong side of the bed and apparently so did the rest of the world. I was left with just 44 words, though, and both a green and yellow box, so not too shabby!
Alas, flame only cut that down to four words, and my next guess—mercy, as in “lord have mercy on me!”—wasn’t the right guess, but it did get me down to just 1: serum for the win! Huzzah!
How To Play Competitive Wordle
Guessing in 1 is worth 3 points; guessing in 2 is worth 2 points; guessing in 3 is worth 1 point; guessing in 4 is worth 0 points; guessing in 5 is -1 points; guessing in 6 is -2 points and missing the Wordle is -3 points.
If you beat your opponent you get 1 point. If you tie, you get 0 points. And if you lose to your opponent, you get -1 point. Add it up to get your score. Keep a daily running score or just play for a new score each day.
Competitive Wordle Score
A total wash today. I get 0 points for guessing in four and I tied the Bot.
Today’s Wordle Etymology
The word “serum” comes from the Latin word “serum,” which means “whey,” the liquid part of milk that separates from the curds when making cheese. In medical and scientific contexts, “serum” refers to the clear, yellowish fluid that remains from blood plasma after blood has coagulated, with the fibrin and blood cells removed. This fluid is used in medicine to refer to the component of blood that is used for diagnostic tests and is also used in the production of vaccines and other medical treatments.
The use of “serum” in a medical context dates back to the late 19th century, when it was discovered that blood serum from an animal that had been immunized against a particular disease could be used to confer immunity to that disease in other animals or humans. This discovery led to the development of serum therapy, where serums containing antibodies were used to treat various diseases, most notably diphtheria and tetanus.
The word “serum” in its medical sense has evolved to refer broadly to any clear bodily fluid that is separated from its more solid components, not just blood but also from other fluids in the body under certain conditions.
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