The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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A cow produces around 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
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Iceland has been so culturally isolated through history since the Vikings, that compared to other Scandinavian counties, people who speak Icelandic can still read the old Norsk sagas.
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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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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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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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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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