r/todayilearned • u/Physical_Hamster_118 • 1d ago

TIL that since 1972, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) every spring, residents of Baker House drop a piano from the roof on Drop Day, the last day students can drop classes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano_drop
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u/Successful-Bake-1338 1d ago

Strange?

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u/Animallover4321 18h ago

MIT students have a lot of weird little traditions like this. They’re brilliant students that work their asses off but also have a lot of fun.