Oxford University is older than the Aztec Empire
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The University of Oxford was founded around 1096, while the Aztec Empire began around 1428.
The shortest war in history lasted 38 to 45 minutes
The Anglo-Zanzibar War, which took place on August 27, 1896, was triggered when Sultan Khalid bin Barghash refused to step down in favor of a British-backed candidate.
Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel
In 1952, after Israel’s first president, Chaim Weizmann, passed away, Albert Einstein was asked to take on the role.
Julius Caesar was once captured by pirates
Before rising to power, Caesar was kidnapped by pirates. Instead of being intimidated, he befriended them and even joked that his ransom should be higher.
Marie Curie’s notebooks are still radioactive
Marie Curie, the famous scientist who discovered radium and polonium, conducted her research with little knowledge of the dangers of radiation.