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TIL that Oxford University predates the Aztec Empire

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m1rOx TIL that bees survived the heat and noxious gases of a volcanic explosion by sealing the entrance to their hive and living on stored honey while living under the ash from the explosion.
yoyw TIL that when the Waltz was introduced it was considered vulgar and indecent, suitable only for “prostitutes and adulteresses”
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