A few facts about Stanford that any Stanford fans visiting this site can correct, add to, or simply shoot down:
- Victoria’s Secret was founded by an alum of Stanford’s Graduate Business School. The first-ever Victoria’s Secret was opened in Palo Alto, in 1977.
- There was once a lake on Stanford’s campus, called Lake Lagunita. This translates to “Lake Lake.” It’s now dry, but the land is still referred to as Lake Lagunita.
- Leland Stanford, Jr. University was named for the deceased son of California governor and U.S. Senator Leland Stanford and his wife Jane, who had died of typhoid fever at the age of 15.