2026-06-09_fbB_oxford-older-than-aztecs

Here's a mind-bender: when the Aztecs were laying the first stones of Tenochtitlán in 1325, students had already been studying at Oxford University for more than 200 years. Teaching there dates back to at least 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world. History rarely lines up the way we imagine it. What other timeline surprises have caught you off guard?