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    The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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    Che Guevara suffered from asthma!
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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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    Until President Kennedy was killed, it wasn't a federal crime to assassinate the President.
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    The Nestles haven't run Nestle since 1875.
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    Pirate Jean Lafitte Countered Governor's $500 Bounty for Him with a $5,000 Bounty for Governor
    When pirate Jean Lafitte saw the governor advertising a $500 reward for his capture, Lafitte offered $5,000 for the capture of the governor.
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    There is a 600 year old 240 paged book called the Voynich Manuscript, that’s written language is still completely unknown today.
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    To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles
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