Harvard
About Harvard
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636, and named Harvard College in 1639 in honor of its first benefactor, Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Its influence, wealth, and rankings have made it one of the most prestigious universities in the world.
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In a 1973 Harvard study, cheetahs were flown over and made to run on treadmills with thermometers up their bums to work out whether they overheat.
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The word 'hot dog' was dated to students at Harvard who ate from pretty dodgy vans and genuinely thought they were eating dog.
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The creators of National Lampoon started at the Harvard Lampoon, which produced the book Bored of the Rings.
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Coordinates: 42.3744, -71.1169