Piltdown Man
publication date: Sunday, August 3, 2008 (part of Round XXXV)
category: 
Hoaxes
clue: So what if you can't prove evolution? It will take them forty years to figure out you took a shortcut.
explanation: Piltdown Man was the name given to the remains of a proto-human found in 1912 that were revealed to be a hoax in 1953. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Denise Sawicki, Joanna Woods, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, Amy Austin, Elliot Farney, Megan Baxter, Sarah Kyle, Walter Chesser, Greg Bair, Jim Kraus, Jason Evans, JB Brenner, and Samuel Franklin
player landmarks: This was the last goo solved by Elliot Farney.
 | This goo was part of Cheating Week. Players were encouraged to cheat to solve these seven goos. |
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