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TIL Oxford University is older than the Aztecs. Oxford: 1249. Founding of Tenochtitlán: 1325.

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6E4El TIL Stalin was hit by a horse-drawn carriage twice as a child, which led to permanent damage of his left arm. This injury exempted him from fighting in WW I where he would have likely died. -