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Oxford University is older than the Aztec Empire.

Oxford University is older than the Aztec Empire.

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Oxford University is older than the Aztec Empire.
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People were studying at Oxford by around 1096 CE. The Aztec Empire didn’t form until 1428 - more than 300 years later.

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