Getting to know Duke University:
The History of Duke University began when Brown's Schoolhouse, a private subscription school in Randolph County, North Carolina (in the present-day town of Trinity), was founded in 1838. Actually, it began in like 1925, but we can’t imagine the horrifying thought of maintaining our stunning pretentiousness with less than a century of existence, so we’ll go with the whole Brown’s Schoolhouse thingy.
Finally moving to Durham in 1892, the school grew rapidly, primarily due to the generosity of Washington Duke and Julian S. Carr, powerful and respected Methodists who had grown wealthy through turning people’s lungs into malignant lumps of carbon and also making fun of Unitarians.
In 1924, Washington Duke's son, James B. Duke, established The Duke Endowment, which sounds like something a person may have had to do at a rest stop near Rock Springs, Wyoming, due to an off night at the Taco John’s.
Duke’s motto is “Eruditio et Religio” from the Latin meaning “We were born on third and believe we hit a triple.”
Duke’s mascot, the Blue Devil, looks like Wario from MarioKart, only if Wario had done Weight Watchers and also had become a huge douche canoe.
Duke’s basketball team is lead by Mike Krzyzewski, or “Coach Krzyzewski,” as many call him. He’s had a remarkable amount of success for a man who looks and acts like he should be playing Rumpelstiltskin with a travelling carnival.
Duke has many notable alumni including Tim Cook, Charlie Rose, Elizabeth Dole, Darth Vader, the Cobra Kai, and pretty much everybody on ESPN that you really want to punch in the face.
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