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What ridiculous history fact is your favorite? (self.asklemmy)

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[–] BananaTrifleViolin 24 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Oxford University is older than calculus.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Oxford University is older than Harvard University.

Edit: Which isn't really surprising, but I posted anyway for the sake of completeness. Oxford is so old it's not super clear when in the middle ages it started.