The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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It is estimated that there is in excess of 3,000,000,000 bibles been sold throughout the world!
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France’s King Louis XIV was offered biological weapons by an Italian chemist. He not only refused, but also paid the chemist an annual salary to never reveal the technology to anyone else.
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When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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In the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.
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