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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- How big is Cairo?
“Greater Cairo is one of the largest metropolitan areas in Africa.”
Reference: United Nations
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What does "Cairo" mean?
Cairo's Arabic name, "Al-Qahira," means "the Victorious."
One in a million means there's how many in china?
If you say somebody is 1 in a million you are saying there are 1,317 of them in China (as of 4/30/07)