The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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Mars had an oxygen-rich atmosphere around 4 billion years ago
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The oldest glowing lightbulb was first switched on in 1901 and lives in fire stations in Livermore, CA. It is known as the Centennial Light.
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You forget 90% of your dreams.
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There are so many kinds of apples that if you ate a new one everyday, it would take over 20 years to try them all.
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There is a persistent storm in Venezuela that produces lightning 140 to 160 nights a year, 10 hours per day and up to 280 times per hour and has been going since at least the 16th century.
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