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OrangeMango|6 years ago Sure, and there can be a lot of confusion surrounding the name Woods Hole which makes it easier to hand wave questions away.Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is an affiliate of MIT. Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory is an affiliate of UChicago.If someone says "that didn't happen there!" you can always say "oh sorry, I meant the other one"
rogerdickey|6 years ago Funny idea but I don't think Atlas Obscura was in on it. Pretty sure they thought the boulder was real.
OrangeMango|6 years ago
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is an affiliate of MIT. Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory is an affiliate of UChicago.
If someone says "that didn't happen there!" you can always say "oh sorry, I meant the other one"
rogerdickey|6 years ago