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TIL that Oxford University is older than the Aztec Civilization

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GA9A1 TIL that Buddhism is actually pretty sparse in India. Only 0.7% of Indians are Buddhist. By comparison, 1.2% of Americans are Buddhist.
wKlM TIL that in 2004 an elephant charged and killed a mother and her child, then proceeded to bury their bodies before leaving the scene.
KOD1w TIL Throughout the world boys are lagging in overall achievement. "It's tough for all kids to sit down and pay attention for six, seven hours but it's generally harder for boys"
dDXY8 TIL that Camilla's great-grandmother Alice Keppel was the mistress of Charles' great-great-grandfather, King Edward VII.
naK9 TIL There is a voice disorder where a person continues to speak like an adolescent after puberty