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In today’s edition:

• 🥔 OG plug-and-play
• 🧩 New puzzles
• 📺 GOAT reality tv shows

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Each of the following events happened on April 30. Your challenge is to put them in the order in which they occurred by year, earliest to latest. Answers at the bottom!

• A) Mr. Potato Head becomes the first toy advertised on TV. The original kit has ~30 stick-on facial features—real spud not included. The ad helps Mr. Potato Head sell 1+ million units in its first year.
• B) German leader Adolf Hitler kills himself by swallowing a cyanide capsule and shooting himself in the head in his bunker. Soon after, Germany unconditionally surrenders to Allied forces, ending Hitler’s dream of a “Thousand-Year Reich.”
• C) Computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee releases the source code for the world’s first web browser and editor. The browser, which he calls WorldWideWeb, becomes the first royalty-free, easy-to-use means of browsing the early internet.
• D) English physicist J.J. Thomson announces the discovery of the electron, which helps revolutionize the knowledge of atomic structure. Thomson is later awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics for his findings.

Hint: The internet is the last thing many of us could live without

Does carrying a balance help your credit score?

• A) Yes
• B) No
• C) Not sure

This is one of the biggest misconceptions. The bottom line is, carrying a balance does NOT help your score. Not paying off your card doesn’t bump your score and can cost you interest.

Arro helps you separate what actually works from what you’ve heard. From paying down debt to building credit with intention, you get clear guidance at every step with their personalized insights.

This information sharing system more or less makes Conjoiner accessible to you. Take advantage of this modern miracle to solve the puzzle below.

The first clue of today’s sequence is: “Global network used to access websites, email, and digital services”...

Mini

Today’s mini may have some things you aren’t used to. Can you change your way of thinking to solve the puzzle?

• Play today’s mini crossword.

Sudoku

Set your focus, clean and tight; every number finds its spot just right.

• Play today's puzzle.

You heard the music, then ran outside—with one shot to pick the right thing. Now, the same decision awaits: which ice cream truck item stands above the rest?

Each vote builds your personal GOAT List, where you get to decide what matters most: taste, texture, or pure nostalgia.

The matchups are live:

• Choco Taco 🆚 Drumstick
• Strawberry Shortcake Bar 🆚 Toasted Almond Bar
• SpongeBob Popsicle 🆚 Screwball

What if social media worked for you, instead of always funneling you into the same echo chambers?

Sifted lets you sign in with Bluesky and control what you see. Switch interests like channels and adjust the algorithm anytime with no behind-the-scenes, outside tracking, or selling your data. Even better, your content and followers move with you if you leave.

It’s a cleaner, smarter social experience built around you.

📺 THE GREATEST REALITY TV SHOWS OF ALL TIME

1. Survivor
2. American Idol
3. Amazing Race
4. Hell’s Kitchen
5. Shark Tank

Explore the full list.

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

D, B, A, C

• D) 1897 – English physicist J.J. Thomson discovers the electron.
• B) 1945 – Adolf Hitler kills himself in his bunker.
• A) 1952 – Mr. Potato Head becomes the first toy advertised on TV.
• C) 1993 – The WorldWideWeb launches in the public domain.