HistoryDarkThe 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.1511k
HistoryMind-BlowingThe University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).142k
FoodInterestingThe Aztecs were the first to serve chocolate as a drink. They also mixed it with hot chili pepper to make it really 'hot'.132k