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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- Is Lenin's body still on display?
“Vladimir Lenin's body has been displayed in a mausoleum on Moscow's Red Square since 1924.”
Reference: Encyclopaedia Britannica
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