College Historical "facts" and probable tall tales

[MaineLonghorn]

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A tall tale I heard at Yale–and that I understand has been told at other schools–is that the architect who designed the main library didn’t initially take into account the weight of all the books, and the building would have collapsed if it hadn’t been redesigned.

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<p>That’s what happens when architects pretend to be structural engineers! (says the structural engineer…)</p>