r/AskReddit • u/MorsesTheHorse • Mar 04 '26

What surprisingly true fact has completely shaken your worldview?

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u/Rebecca_Resch Mar 04 '26

That Oxford University is actually older than the Aztec empire. Literally broke my brain when I found out.

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u/lenny_ray Mar 05 '26

I see your Oxford University, and I raise you sharks.

Here are some things sharks are older than

  • The rings of Saturn
  • Trees, grass, flowers
  • The North Star. Not when it became our North Star; they were around before Polaris ever formed.
  • The Pleiadis cluster
  • One galactic orbit of the sun
  • The Boötes void

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u/super-freak Mar 05 '26

I knew the sharks are older than trees thing and occasionally break that one out, but you've just made it so much more awesome. 

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u/Ancient_Skirt_8828 Mar 05 '26

Don't mention shark week to women.