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Oxford University is older than the Aztec Empire
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Oxford University is older than the Aztec Empire

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Teaching at Oxford is documented as early as 1096 CE. Tenochtitlán, the Aztec capital, was founded in 1325 CE — Oxford had a 200-year head start.

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