The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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The largest breed of rabbit is the Flemish Giant.
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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Mars had an oxygen-rich atmosphere around 4 billion years ago
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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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Iceland has been so culturally isolated through history since the Vikings, that compared to other Scandinavian counties, people who speak Icelandic can still read the old Norsk sagas.
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No one knows Albert Einstein's last words. Just before he passed, he spoke several words in German, but his nurse only knew English.
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