David Hampton
publication date: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 (part of Round XXXIV)
category: 
Hoaxes
clue: If you don't know the answer, you're only five steps away from someone who does.
explanation: Hampton inspired the play and film Six Degrees of Separation, about the idea that we're each only six people away from knowing everyone on Earth. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Denise Sawicki, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, Amy Austin, Elliot Farney, Greg Bair, Allison Bair, and JB Brenner
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