Is Big Ben the name of the clock tower in London?
Big Ben is actually the nickname of the giant bell inside London's famous clock tower. The tower itself was renamed Elizabeth Tower in 2012 for Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee.
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- What happened to Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market?
“Tokyo's famous Tsukiji wholesale fish market moved to a new site in Toyosu in 2018.”
Reference: Tokyo Metropolitan Government
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