10 Best Bill Murray Stories (That Nobody Believes Actually Happened)

3. The One Where He Joined An NYU Archaeology Dig, Just Because

Bill Murray doesn't need a reason to do anything, we think this article proves it, he's Bill Ghostbusting Groundhog Day Murray after all, he can do what he likes. He just needs to feel like doing it, and there is no better example of this than when he took part in a 2006 NYU archaeological dig ... just because he felt like doing it. It's part of a program called Exec-U-Dig, where members of the private sector can donate $10,000 and join the excavation party for a week on the island of Yeronisos in Cyprus. And it's not all digging and studying, either, the program description also includes exploring, dancing, dining, swimming and singing - and we already know how Bill Murray likes to sing. Could you imagine the morale of the students with Bill Murray accompanying them? We're sure they were really digging it.