The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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During World War 1, Harry Houdini took 1 year off performing to help sell war bonds and teach american soldiers how to escape from German handcuffs.
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The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.
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The Titanic is about as long as the Empire State building is tall.
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The first bomb dropped by the Allies on berlin in WW2 killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
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Hundreds of years ago, the Aztecs of Mexico and the people of Nicaragua believed gods lived in volcanoes. They would sacrifice beautiful young girls to these powerful gods.
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A singing birthday card has more computing power than the allied forces in 1945.
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When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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