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TIL Oxford University, established in 1096AD, is older than the Aztec Civilization which emerged around 1325AD.

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4XMjw TIL that during the Bengal famine of 1943, Canada, US, and Australia made offers to export wheat to India, but Winston Churchill said India has adequate stocks and instead diverted the food stocks to the Mediterranean to stock up for the Tunisia Campaign. Three million Indians died due to the famine
VBgpZ TIL of Viktor Belenko, the Soviet pilot who defected with the MiG-25 (most advanced Soviet interceptor of its time), who initially assumed that his CIA handlers were keeping him in an elaborate tourist trap made to impress foreigners because he couldn't comprehend the sheer abundance he was seeing.
R7Jk4 TIL of William Buckley (1780 – 30 January 1856). He was an English convict who was transported to an Australian prison camp, escaped within 2 months, and lived in an Aboriginal community for 32 years.
XEaYQ TIL about Vlado Taneski, a journalist who wrote about the women he killed. He was discovered by authorities after he wrote details of the crime in his work that was not released to the public.
1yA4 TIL One in four soldiers during WW2 admitted to pooping themselves during combat.