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Ever wondered what the "Smoots" on the Mass. Ave. bridge are all about? In 1958, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) fraternity brothers used Oliver Smootβs 5' 7"-frame to measure the bridge that connects Boston to Cambridge. π₯ Learn more about this quirky legend: bit.ly/4k4JU4X