The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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You forget 90% of your dreams.
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Some monks can increase their body temperature so much they can dry soaking sheets in a freezing room!
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Only about 2% of the world population has green eyes.
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If Earth's history was condensed into twenty-four hours, life would've appeared at around 4am, land plants at 10:24pm, dinosaur extinction at 11:41pm, and human history would’ve began at 11:58:43pm.
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It's possible to die from a broken heart; it's called Stress Cardiomyopathy.
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