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    The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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    Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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    "Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.
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    Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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    Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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    Tsar Bomba
    Tsar Bomba
    The largest nuclear bomb ever built, the Tsar Bomba, caused damage up to approximately 1,000km away.
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    During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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    Nobuo Fujita
    Nobuo Fujita
    The Japanese pilot who attacked a town in Oregon during WW2 returned years later to present his family's 400-year-old samurai sword to the city as a symbol of regret.
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