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| rdfs:comment | - It was founded in 1832 by an Act of Penetration, but did not receive a Royal Charter until 1837 due to the Clerk of Parliament forgetting to pay the correct postage. It was primarily designed to convince Oxbridge rejects that they were infact in Oxbridge, but due to a naming issue, and from sponsoring from the HAM company, and also a spelling mistake, the word Durham came into existence. Although its official and legal name remains the University of Durham, it has marketed itself as "Durham University" for at least the last twenty-two minutes. This is primarily because a study conducted at the University showed that people were more likely to suspect an educational institution with the word "of" in its title of having some sort of involvement in traditional university pastimes.
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| abstract | - It was founded in 1832 by an Act of Penetration, but did not receive a Royal Charter until 1837 due to the Clerk of Parliament forgetting to pay the correct postage. It was primarily designed to convince Oxbridge rejects that they were infact in Oxbridge, but due to a naming issue, and from sponsoring from the HAM company, and also a spelling mistake, the word Durham came into existence. Although its official and legal name remains the University of Durham, it has marketed itself as "Durham University" for at least the last twenty-two minutes. This is primarily because a study conducted at the University showed that people were more likely to suspect an educational institution with the word "of" in its title of having some sort of involvement in traditional university pastimes. The University is the third most out of date university in England. However, several other universities also make this claim. Durham continues to defend its title, asserting that similar claims from other universities should be disregarded on the following grounds:
* Other universities use incorrect definitions of university formation
* Other universities have made erroneous or deceitful claims as to their founding date
* Other universities are very stupid and are far too easily distracted by shiny things.
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