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Описание: Cambridge is a wonderful place. Here are some fun facts about this historic city:

🎓 1. University Powerhouse
-The University of Cambridge was founded in 1209, making it one of the oldest universities in the world.
-It’s produced 121 Nobel Prize winners — more than most countries.
-Alumni include Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Stephen Hawking, and Alan Turing.

🧱 2. Architectural Heritage
-King’s College Chapel is a masterpiece of English Gothic architecture, with the largest fan-vaulted ceiling in the world.
-Many of the colleges are medieval — Trinity College was founded by Henry VIII in 1546.

🔬 3. Home of Innovation
-The “Cambridge Cluster” (aka “Silicon Fen”) is one of Europe’s leading tech hubs — a massive centre for biotech, AI, and clean energy.
-Companies like Arm Holdings and countless startups spun out of university research are based here.

🚣 4. Rowing Culture
-The annual Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge started in 1829. It’s one of the oldest sporting rivalries.
-The May Bumps — a bizarre, chaotic rowing competition — are a local institution.

🧠 5. Academic Rivalry
-There’s a deeply ingrained (and still very much alive) rivalry with Oxford, dating back centuries. It’s as academic and elitist as it is passionate.

🔎 6. Discoveries Made Here
-DNA’s structure was partly solved at the Cavendish Laboratory by Watson and Crick (though Rosalind Franklin’s contribution was sidelined).
-Newton supposedly got his idea of gravity after watching an apple fall in the garden at Trinity — whether that’s true is up for debate, but the story’s stuck.

🛶 7. Tourism on the Cam
-Punting on the River Cam is a rite of passage — and also a bit of a tourist trap.
-Students and tourists alike crowd the river in shallow boats that look picturesque until someone falls in

📜 8. Historical Oddities
-Cambridge has no cathedral, which is rare for an old English city. That’s why it’s technically not a city by medieval standards — but it was granted city status in 1951 anyway.
-Some old college traditions still survive, like Latin grace before meals, gowns at formal dinners, and punting battles between colleges.