mind blowing facts I learnt about Harvard University during a student lead tour
No. 1 the John Harvard statue is the statue of three lies
and is the third most photographed statue in the US
people rub the golden tipped shoes for good luck
but you have to wash your hands afterward
it’s unguarded at night
and students do all kinds of things and some include bodily fluid
No. 2 Harry Elkins Weiner passed away on the Titanic
and his mother built the largest academic library in the world
in Harry’s memory
over three and a half million books and four underground floors
No. 3 Harvard is the first college in the US
eight presidents graduated here and over 20 celebrities
number four
it took Harvard Medical School 300 years to accept their first female student
in the mid 1900s No.5
women were actually educated in a separate school called Radcliffe
and women graduated with joint diplomas until 1999
which was when women could officially graduate with a Harvard degree
I highly recommend doing the Harvard tour if you’re around Boston or Cambridge
to appreciate Harvard history and architecture
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