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

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g8Zb TIL Hall of Fame boxer Sugar Ray Robinson backed out of a fight because he had a dream that he was going to kill his opponent in the ring. After a priest and minister convinced Robinson to fight, Robinson went into the ring and killed his opponent, Jimmy Doyle.
p8LpN TIL: Acclaimed poet Maya Angelou was the first African-American female to operate a streetcar trolley in San Francisco, and got her license to do so at age 16
j6na TIL that there is an American Ultimate Disc League, and it’s apparently gaining steam.
p8l7e TIL Marvel Super Hero Island at Universal's Islands of Adventure had a scarezone during the 2002 Halloween Horror Nights, where superheroes were killed in horrific ways and villains took over the island. Marvel officials were angry after finding out and the scarezone was never used again after 2002.
KOo44 TIL: Mountain stone wētā can survive being frozen solid over winter. They can survive up to 17 days in temperatures of about -10 °C. At temperatures below -10 °C, approximately 85% of their body water is crystallized, one of the highest ice contents known for any animal.