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Stu Spelling Bee

Do you remember the pumpkin atop Cornell University's McGraw Tower 20 years ago?

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/cornell-pumpkin-prank-20th-anniversary-mystery?utm_source=Atlas+Obscura+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=f4f41ee13d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_10_13&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f36db9c480-f4f41ee13d-63369053&ct=t



And I once spent 4 years walking up and down this hill! Cayuga Lake, whose waters Cornell is famous for being far above (about 900 feet, to be approximately precise), is visible at upper right.

Posted - October 13, 2017
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  • 44619
    No, I don't. Pretty good prank, though.
      October 13, 2017 11:21 AM MDT
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  • 13277
    It was an outstanding prank and it made national headlines. I don't believe anyone knows how it was done, even after all these years.
      October 13, 2017 11:23 AM MDT
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  • 44619
    Maybe they hired Chuck Norris.
      October 13, 2017 11:25 AM MDT
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  • 13277
    Anything's possible.
      October 13, 2017 11:27 AM MDT
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  • 13071
    I wish i could say i had.
      October 13, 2017 1:19 PM MDT
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  • 22891
    no, never heard of it
      October 13, 2017 1:59 PM MDT
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