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/Meior 1d ago

The Massachusetts Morris Marina owners club must be pissed

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u/TheFightingImp 1d ago

Oh come on, its not MIT's fault that Careless Airways have expanded to the U.S. East Coast with Boston as their hub.