Amazing facts you probably didn't know about the world's most famous attractions
The weird and the wonderful
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Trafalgar Square, London, UK
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Trafalgar Square, London, UK
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Mount Rushmore, South Dakota, USA
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Mount Rushmore, South Dakota, USA
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The Colosseum, Rome, Italy
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The Colosseum, Rome, Italy
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Flinders Street Station, Melbourne, Australia
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Flinders Street Station, Melbourne, Australia
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Alhambra, Granada, Spain
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Alhambra, Granada, Spain
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The Monument to the Great Fire of London, London, UK
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The Monument to the Great Fire of London, London, UK
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The Empire State Building, New York City, USA
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The Empire State Building, New York City, USA
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The Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
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The Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
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Stazione Centrale, Milan, Italy
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Stazione Centrale, Milan, Italy
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St Paul's Cathedral, London, UK
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St Paul's Cathedral, London, UK
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The White House, Washington DC, USA
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The White House, Washington DC, USA
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Waldorf Astoria, New York City, USA
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Waldorf Astoria, New York City, USA
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The Taj Mahal, Agra, India
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The Taj Mahal, Agra, India
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London Guildhall, London, UK
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London Guildhall, London, UK
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Grand Central Terminal, New York City, USA
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Grand Central Terminal, New York City, USA
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Louvre, Paris, France
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Louvre, Paris, France
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Piazza del Popolo, Rome, Italy
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St Pancras Clock Tower, London, UK
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St Pancras Clock Tower, London, UK
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Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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Radio City Music Hall, New York, USA
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Radio City Music Hall, New York, USA
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Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC, USA
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Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC, USA
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Binnenhof, The Hague, Netherlands
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Binnenhof, The Hague, Netherlands
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The Painted Hall, Greenwich Naval College, London, UK
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Bascule Chambers, Tower Bridge, London, UK
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Bascule Chambers, Tower Bridge, London, UK
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The Tower of London, London, UK
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The Tower of London, London, UK
Historic Royal Palaces
Colossi of Memnon, Luxor, Egypt
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Domus Aurea, Rome, Italy
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Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy
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Teotihuacan, Mexico
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The Statue of Liberty, New York City, USA
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The Statue of Liberty, New York City, USA
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