The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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If aliens located 60-65 million light years away from us, looked at earth through a really powerful telescope today, they would see dinosaurs!
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Not only are there rogue planets floating through space completely alone, not orbiting any stars, but it’s possible that these pitch-black lonely planets support life.
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There is a mass reservoir of water floating in space that is 100,000 times bigger than our sun and holds 140 trillion times more water than all of our oceans.
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In Georgia, there is an airtight room called the Crypt of Civilization that was sealed in 1940. It contains numerous artefacts documenting what life was like at the time of sealing, and is scheduled to be opened in the year 8113 to show people of the future exactly what life was like.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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The oldest stone tools found are dated from 2.7 - 2.9 million years ago. The species that made these tools is unknown.
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The focusing muscles of the eyes move around 100,000 times a day. To give your leg muscles the same workout, you would need to walk 80km (50 miles) every day.
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