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Estimates put the number of stars in the observable universe at around 10²⁴ — that's a septillion. The total number of grains of sand on Earth is estimated at around 7.5 × 10¹⁸.

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.

The Mpemba effect — where hot water sometimes freezes before cold water — has puzzled scientists for decades and still lacks a complete explanation.

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.'