it's not true, it's apocryphal.

But not less enjoyable for that, now, is it?! In fact I don't think I posted it thinking it was real - I've seen it many times. Hadn't remembered which universities "claimed" (or supposedly claimed) the story for their own, but I'm not surprised it's many different ones.

I just like the story....! Clever bullshit is still more enjoyable than dull truths, doncha think?