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The Harvard Bridge is measured in smoots
1958
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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In October 1958 an MIT fraternity pledge named Oliver Smoot was laid end over end along the bridge by his fraternity brothers, who painted a mark every length. The span came to 364.4 smoots plus or minus one ear, and students have repainted the marks ever since. Police use them to report where on the bridge something happened, and the rebuilt sidewalk was scored in smoot lengths rather than feet.
That was 1 of the hidden places.
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