Aztec Facts

The Aztecs and other Mesoamerican peoples believed powerful gods dwelled within volcanoes. To appease these deities, they performed human sacrifices—sometimes throwing victims directly into volcanic craters.

The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).

The Aztecs were the first to serve chocolate as a drink. They also mixed it with hot chili pepper to make it really 'hot'.