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In 1947, engineers working on the Harvard Mark II computer found a moth trapped in a relay — and taped it into their logbook with the note 'First actual case of bug being found.'

The Great Pyramid was completed around 2560 BC. Cleopatra was born in 69 BC. The Moon landing was in 1969 AD. She was closer to Neil Armstrong than to Khufu.

Teaching at Oxford began around 1096 AD. The Aztec city of Tenochtitlan was founded in 1325. Oxford is over 200 years older than the entire Aztec civilisation.

Archaeologists excavating Egyptian tombs have found honey that is over 3,000 years old — and perfectly preserved. The chemistry of honey makes it one of the only foods that truly never expires.