• Huffkin@feddit.uk
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    Oxford University is older than the Aztec empire.

    Oxford University founded in 1326, Aztec empire ~1428-1521

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      Don’t mean to pick, but Oxford was founded in 1096 and Cambridge in 1209.

      I worked for cambridge in 2009 and got a nice little 800 year badge

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      And some of the colleges of Oxford University are older than the university. Merton College was founded in 1264.

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      Wait, you’re saying that the Aztec empire was just 64 years old when Columbus discovered America and ships with conquistadors followed to butcher and enslave everyone?

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          There were people there prior to the Aztec empire conquering them. The Aztec empire is just a specific government that ruled the area at that specific time.

          The Napoleonic empire, for comparison, only lasted 1804-1815 (with a hole in the middle).

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        As an American who lived in England for a couple years, that always just fascinated me. Some places just legit felt like I’ve stepped back in time.