Diversion of the Day

I was doing some research for a future blog post when I came across Cornell's page on Uncyclopedia. In contrast to Cornell's entry on Wikipedia, which was a "featured article" a couple of years ago for the high quality of its writing and information, Uncyclopedia bills itself as " an encyclopedia full of misinformation and utter lies." Very little here is true, but some of the information about Cornell is pretty funny, even if it hits a little close to home.

A few highlights:

Faculty
625 Tenured, 1200 TA's (6 English speaking)

Mascot
The William Wrigley Jr. Corporation purchased the naming rights to Cornell's mascot in 1893 for six 12 packs of Keystone Light. The bear seen on much of Cornell's paraphernalia has been known as "Big Red" every year since, excepting a period from 1947 to 1970 when America experienced heightened fears of Communism and civil rights.

Weill Cornell Graduate School of Terror America in Qatar
Cornell University has opened a graduate school in Doha, Qatar, offering its MD (Master of Disaster) degree. Although named and shown as a medical school, the primary aim of this place is to train terrorists in biological warfare doctors we train doctors.

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