The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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The focusing muscles of the eyes move around 100,000 times a day. To give your leg muscles the same workout, you would need to walk 80km (50 miles) every day.
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There is a persistent storm in Venezuela that produces lightning 140 to 160 nights a year, 10 hours per day and up to 280 times per hour and has been going since at least the 16th century.
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In 2011, archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of a Roman couple who have been holding hands for 1,500 years.
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Mars had an oxygen-rich atmosphere around 4 billion years ago
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The strangers in your dreams are actually people that you've seen in real life.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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The Lion's Mane Jellyfish is the largest jellyfish in the world. They have been swimming in arctic waters since before the dinosaurs (over 650 million years ago).
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