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LeftishBrit

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6. Big Ben's never been in Palestine, or anywhere in the Middle East
Mon Jan 25, 2021, 04:07 PM
Jan 2021

I wonder if there is some confusion here between Big Ben in London, and another clock, probably influenced by it, called 'Big Ben, Aden'. Quite possibly there is some Arab rivalry over that; but not the one in London!

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Close but Different clock dhol82 Jan 2021 #1
Big Ben is the largest of the five bells. rsdsharp Jan 2021 #2
Indeed dhol82 Jan 2021 #3
Competing narratives it seems. Mosby Jan 2021 #4
Sorry. Typo. rsdsharp Jan 2021 #5
Big Ben's never been in Palestine, or anywhere in the Middle East LeftishBrit Jan 2021 #6
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