Anecdotally Speaking

045 – Old oak forester beams


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In this episode, it's Shawn's turn to share a historical story. He recounts a crisis faced by Oxford's New College about 100 years ago. 
An entomologist found the beams in the ceiling of the college's main dining room riddled with beetles. The beetles had chewed through the beams and had compromised the structural integrity of the building. Little did the college council know, the college's founders had prepared for this very crisis.
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