The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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The oldest patented company logo is the red triangle of Bass beers!
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Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards.
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Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
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In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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Pilgrims did not eat with forks. They only used spoons, knives and their fingers.
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During WW2, captured German officers were sent to Britain as POWs and lived in luxury in Trent Park. This was done to make them feel relaxed. However, they were being listened to by 100 ‘listeners’. They revealed secrets about the holocaust, events in Berlin, Hitler's madness and V2 rocket bases.
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