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    The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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    In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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    To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles
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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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    Until President Kennedy was killed, it wasn't a federal crime to assassinate the President.
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    In 1982, a high school student from Los Angeles, California unscrambled the Rubik's Cube in 22.95 seconds.
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    Japanese Holdout
    Japanese Holdout
    After World War 2 ended in 1945, a Japanese officer named Hiroo Onoda didn't surrender and continued the war for 29 years because he didn't know that Japan had surrendered and the war was over.
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    After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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