We hear a rumor that there's going to be a massive pillow fight at 5:30 p.m. today in the Fitness Center. And that they want 1,000 kids to show up! Truth? Fiction? Who knows? 

We put the Rattle Reseach Team on the case and discovered that the pillow fight world record was once set in nearby Albany when, in 2005, over 3,600 University of Albany students staged one. They even brought the Guinness people into the act.

The following year, a conference in Atlanta claimed to set the record with 10,000 participants:

But, world record or no, we're looking forward to seeing whether this rumor pans out.

If any of our dedicated readers happen to attend and take a photo, send it to cpollock@ithaca.edu and we'll consider publishing it here. We've seen our share of strange workouts at the Fitness Center, but nothing like a thousand kids smacking the stuffing out of each other.