The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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In 2011, archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of a Roman couple who have been holding hands for 1,500 years.
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A cow produces around 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
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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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Some monks can increase their body temperature so much they can dry soaking sheets in a freezing room!
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No one knows Albert Einstein's last words. Just before he passed, he spoke several words in German, but his nurse only knew English.
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