12 curiosidades de Londres que quase ninguém conhece

Londres não é o que você pensa 🇬🇧

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Big Ben é o sino

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Duas cidades em Londres

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Cisnes do rei

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Corvos da torre

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Metrô inútil

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Direção invertida

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Taxistas experts

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Rios escondidos

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Incêndio de 1666

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Narizes secretos

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Leis bizarras

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Delegacia secreta

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