In 1880, billiards were outlawed within 3 miles of Nassau Hall?
TRUE! Because the green tables were considered too much a temptation for gambling, billiards were outlawed in the State of New Jersey! The tigers responded in two ways! The famous Eating Clubs, which are private clubs for the students and alumni, started reserving single rooms as billiard rooms. If you are EVER invited into a…
November 19, 2020
Wait … Thomas Edison never attended high school but has a degree from Princeton?
TRUE! Thomas Alva Edison, one of the most famous and influential inventors to walk the earth, never attended high school or college but was awarded an honorary degree from Princeton in 1915!
October 19, 2020
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March 14, 2020
When Tim, Jacqui & Jennifer are touring, I like to deep dive into my favorite Princeton characters ….
I love to deep dive into my favorite Princeton characters ….. the last few days has been T.S. Eliot whose love (or lack thereof) life has always fascinated me. With his first wife, Vivienne, T.S. experienced an unhappy marriage and she suffered from terrible mental illness. He moved to the US and left her in…
July 10, 2019
Pi Day Princeton Winners of $314.15 were more astounding than EVER!
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March 13, 2019
The 2019 Pi Day Celebrations are more irrational than ever!
Einstein was born on March 14th – 3.14 – the numeric equivalent of Pi! Every year the town of Princeton celebrates with an irrational number of events! Pie Eating, Pie Judging, Pie Throwing, Pi Recitation and Pizza Pie Judging Contests! Events with prize money are for contestants 12 yrs and younger! Every year the town…
February 27, 2019
A Princeton tiger was President of the US Second Bank?
Yep, his name was Nicholas Biddle AND he graduated as valedictorian when he was only 15 yrs old! WE LOVE THIS STUFF! He was a total smartypants and had deep family connections to folks like Ben Franklin, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and more …… all that still didn’t help him when Andrew Jackson tried to…
April 11, 2017
History Comes Alive with Customized J&J Scavenger Hunts
On our scavenger hunt, your Johnson & Johnson employees will visit the location where the famous Credo was written in Princeton! That’s right, Robert Johnson first penned his company’s famous mission statement in Princeton in 1943, just before opening up the company to public trading! Featured in Small Meetings Magazine, Mid-Atlantic Magazine and Meeting Planners…
April 6, 2017
“PRINCETON UNIVERSITY SMARTY PANTS WINS (another) COVETED ACADEMIC PRIZE”
THIS JUST LEARNED: Princeton math professor, Charles Fefferman, won the 2017 Wolf Prize in Mathematics! I KNOW! Here’s 5 THINGS YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT HIM WHEN YOU BUMP INTO HIM ON THE SIDEWALK: 1). Fefferman has been a professor at Princeton for 43 years – (his nickname is “Charlie”) 2). HE NEVER WENT TO…
January 24, 2017
Introducing Goodnight Princeton!
THEY’RE HERE! OUR CHILDREN’S BOOK CELEBRATING GROWING UP IN THE WORLD’S MOST PERFECT IVY LEAGUE TOWN! $25 PER COPY Please email Thomas to find out how to get your copy today! HERE’S A QUICK DESCRIPTION! Goodnight Princeton is a print book created to celebrate everything wonderful about growing up in the world’s most perfect…
November 29, 2016