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TIL That Oxford University is older than the Aztec Empire.

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nWjE7 TIL that researchers actually studied the brain activity of free-style rappers to figure out how they improvise lyrics on the go.
kJ8V5 TIL that John Frizzell, the composer for "Beavis and Butt-Head Do America," made mock Latin phrases for a Gregorian chant when the boys enter a church: "Scrotum agitatio ignormaus genitillus largus hemorrhoidus burnum all day long."
pQxb TIL: A koi named Hanako was the oldest know captive fish. When she died in 1977 she was determined to be 226 years old. Not only was she older than the United States, she also predated the European discovery of Australia by 19 years.
wkmo TIL Danish comedian Jacob Haugaard who promised more Nutella to army field rations, less sex in school staff rooms, more tail winds on bicycle lines etc. was elected to the Parliament of Denmark in 1994. During his mandate he often had the deciding vote in a hung parliament.
x6N7B TIL that the International Olympic Committee is in cahoots with WADA to hide Chinese doping scandals