On a rainy day late in June, a group of youths attending a summer camp at the Heisey Museum were in the basement learning the finer points of a proper archaeological dig.
They weren't expecting to find much more than a few old artifacts buried in a dirt section of the floor. But after putting in a good half-day's work, it was what they didn't find that caught their attention.
They came across an empty hollow underneath a small section of the basement floor. And as they kept digging, they realized it was more than just a hole but appeared to be some sort of tunnel, according to Heisey Curator Lou Bernard.
(Via The Anomalist.)
Think that's weird? Try this:
Seymour Cray: An Appreciation
There are many legends about Seymour Cray. John Rollwagen, a colleague for many years, tells the story of a French scientist who visited Cray's home in Chippewa Falls. Asked what were the secrets of his success, Cray said "Well, we have elves here, and they help me". Cray subsequently showed his visitor a tunnel he had built under his house, explaining that when he reached an impasse in his computer design, he would retire to the tunnel to dig. "While I'm digging in the tunnel, the elves will often come to me with solutions to my problem", he said.
Update: Boing Boing defuses "elves" speculation . . .
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