Unexpected Inventors
This prolific director of Godfather fame patented a shirt which depicts a numbered turtle shell, apparently permitting “the wearer to identify for a third party a particular location on the wearer's body.”
Francis Ford Coppola.
To travel around a city, looking for ripped clothing.
Tore Tour.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus played Elaine Benes in this 1990s sitcom.
Seinfeld.
He led the Red Devils to a Missouri Class 5 Basketball State Championship in 2016 and the Blue Devils to a berth in the round of 32 during March Madness 2017.
Jayson Tatum.
Martin Luther nailed These to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany.
95 Theses.
Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith is a nonfiction book by This Author.
John Krakauer.
Paul Winchell invented the first artificial heart after shadowing friend Dr. Henry Heimlich (of maneuver fame) in the operating room-however, you’d know him better as the voice behind this feline friend of Winnie the Pooh.
Tigger.
A light bucket.
Pale Pail.
From 1999 until his death in 2018, Elaine Joyce was married to this playwrite of “Lost in Yonkers,” “The Odd Couple,” and “Biloxi Blues” (to name a few).
Neil Simon.
As a high school sophomore, she finished in the top 115 with a time of 27:11.40 in the Parkway South Patriot Classic 2013.
Louisa Goldman.
He renounced Papal authority in 1534 and began formation of The Church of England, who would be much more willing to grant him a divorce.
Henry VIII.
The first New York State Fair was held Here in 1841.
Syracuse.
This late addition to Crosby, Stills, and Nash holds seven patents related to model trains.
Neil Young.
The act of exchanging money for a boating apparatus.
Sail Sale.
This famous Elaine of Broadway fame originated the role of Joanne in “Company.”
Elaine Stritch.
The current leader in appearances for the USWNT hails from St Louis (J.B. Marine S.C, Ladue HS).
Becky Sauerbrunn.
The sale of These was a practice where the church acknowledged a donation with a certificate assuring that your soul would enter heaven sooner by reducing your time in purgatory.
Indulgences.
The Hundred Mile Wilderness is considered the most rugged and challenging stretches of this multi state hiking route, bub.
Appalachian Trail.
This talkative magician holds the patent on a “spa-like” bathtub apparatus which contains a jet system intended specifically for…female users.
Penn Jillette.
A condensation apparatus that is not moving.
Still Still.
Elaine Hendrix played Meredith Blake in this classic comedy.
The Parent Trap.
He moved from Ohio to Missouri in 1997 after being taken #1 overall in the NFL Draft.
Orlando Pace.
“This is the ultimate gift of God and the greatest one.” Is a quote attributed to Martin Luther about this earth shattering innovation.
Printing / The Printing Press.
Commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I, He was raised in Laclede, Missouri.
John J. Pershing.
In 1987, this “Psycho” Nepo-baby and former Dove spokeswoman designed and patented a disposable baby diaper that held baby wipes in a waterproof pocket.
Jamie Lee Curtis.
To likely be a stitch, holding together clothing.
Seem Seam.
Elaine Chau served as the Secretary of Transportation under Trump and is married to this gross senator.
Mitch McConnell.
This Father-Son duo are both members of the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame.
Ken Griffey Sr & Jr.
He was a mathematician, astronomer, teacher, occultist, and alchemist but most importantly, he was an advisor to Queen Elizabeth I of England.
John Dee.
He was the 1st Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in office 24 June – 5 September 1960 before being assassinated in a combined Belgian and US effort.
Patrice Lumumba.