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    The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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    Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
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    Alexander Selkirk
    Alexander Selkirk
    Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish sailor, was left stranded on a deserted island in 1704, but survived for over 4 years, partly by using feral cats to protect him from ravenous rats that attacked during the night.
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    Only eight men were killed in the battle of lexington!
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    In 1999, Pepsi, Inc. paid $0.00 in income tax!
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    Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian; she was Greek.
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    The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.
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    The time interval from first sighting of the iceberg that sank the Titanic to impact was a little over 30 seconds.
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