Famous

World
Universities
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 TOP 5 FAMOUS
UNIVERSITIES

1. University of Oxford
2.California Institute of Technology
3.Harvard University
4. Stanford University
5. University of Cambridge
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Interesting Facts

-The Cambridge Library has over

3,00,000 volumes of books,
manuscripts and preserved
documents from the 13th century.
-The Clock That’s Correct Every 5
Minutes.
-The University of Cambridge had a
significant impact in forming the rules
for football.
-There are a total of 71 movies that
have been shot at the university.
-Dogs Are Banned But Big Cats
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StanfordUniversity
Interesting Facts

-Stanford has a long history of fountain

hopping , which is the tradition of
jumping in water fountains around
campus.
-The Hoover Tower at Stanford is a
landmark for both students and visitors.
-Stanford has a Cactus Garden
-Amanda Brown wrote Legally
Blonde based her experiences at
Stanford Law.
-The underground tunnel system US
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 Harvard University
Interesting
Facts

-The Widener M emorial Library have about

3.5 million works in over 100 languages, and
92 kilometres of shelves across ten levels.
-Harvard University P roduces
Future Presidents.
-The statue of three lies found in
Harvard yard.
-The famous U-shaped football stadium of
Harvard University is located right across
the river in the Allston neighborhood of B
oston.
-Harvard University holds a record
US
number of honors and awards. A
 California Institute of
Technology
Interesting
Facts

-California Institute of Technology luminary Athur A.

Noyes created a hot cocoa recipe, which was served
at weekly chemistry meetings.
-Caltech manages palomar observatory.
-The college color for Caltech is orange (a great color,
if we do say so ourselves!)
-Albert Einstein was a visiting professor at Caltech
for three winter terms — 1931, 1932, and 1933
-The Caltech mascot is the beaver—an homage
to nature’s engineer.

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 University of
Oxford
Interesting Facts

-The M useum of History of Science is the first

ever public m useum in the world, opening in
1683!
-The first ever cups of coffee in England
were served in The Grand Café in Oxford.
-Oxrord's Botanic Garden is the oldest in
the world
-Close to the University Church of St Mary the
Virgin, if you look hard enough, you will find
the door to Narnia.
-The m eaning of the nam e ‘Oxford’ com es
from the old word ‘Oxanforda’ which is a
ford in the river where cattle can cross
safely. GREAT
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