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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“London's black cab drivers must pass "The Knowledge," a test of about 25,000 streets, and studies found it physically enlarges part of their brain's memory center.”
Reference: University College London
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