Jean Pain
publication date: Thursday, September 12, 2013 (part of Fall 2013)
category: Inventions
clue: This Frenchman took great pains to make something useful with his Pooh.
explanation: Pain invented a high-yield composting system. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Justin Woods, Denise Sawicki, and Joanna Woods

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