Thomas Crapper
publication date: Thursday, November 8, 2012 (part of Fall 2012)
category: 
Inventions
clue: The bathroom is home to his most famous invention, which shares his name.
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Denise Sawicki, Matthew Preston, Erik Bates, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, Aaron Shurtleff, and Kelly Lee
trivia: This goo was created for GooCon: Villa Ridge.
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