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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- Which country is inside Rome?
“Vatican City, the world's smallest country, is completely surrounded by the city of Rome.”
Reference: Encyclopaedia Britannica
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What happens to coins thrown in the Trevi Fountain?
About €1.4 million in coins is tossed into Rome's Trevi Fountain each year, and the money goes to the Catholic charity Caritas.
Is Saint Peter buried under St. Peter's Basilica?
St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City is built over what Catholic tradition holds to be Saint Peter's tomb, and in 1968 Pope Paul VI announced that bones found there were believed to be his.