London is one of those fabulous cities that is on the list of every traveler. It has been attracting millions of visitors, students, and permanent residents every year, making it the most visited city in Europe. This diverse city has a certain kind of vibrancy to it that makes it cool and happening. London can never make you feel bored as its distinctive areas have something or the other to offer every kind of visitor, including the world’s best art, incredible shopping centers, playful entertainment places, luxurious dining, and incredible history. Everyone thinks that they know almost everything about this UK capital. But there are some unique facts about the place you may not be aware of.
The Smallest Statue of the world has been build here
“The Two mice Eating cheese” has been considered as the smallest statue in the world that depicts an interesting story. And you might not know that this marvelous piece of art was built in London itself. The statue is so small that you can’t see it at the first glimpse, you have to pay keen attention to notice it, or someone must point to it. History says that it was built to depict two builders who got in a fight accusing each other to have eaten their meal. They died, and later everyone got to know that it was actually a mice who had eaten it.
More than 300 languages are spoken here
Due to the influx of a great number of people who come over to live here permanently, London has grown in diversity. You can hardly find any other place than London that will seem to be more diverse. People come here from different countries, sharing a large proportion of its population. And they tend to practice their native traditions and communicate in their local language. So whenever you visit the city, you would definitely find a person that would be speaking in your native language.
It is not easy to become a black cab driver
You may have often seen that cab fares in London are too high to commute through it daily. And there is a specific reason behind it. Unlike in other countries, where you can easily drive a cab, London has a very difficult process that a person needs to undergo in order to become a cab driver. They are extensively trained for about 2-4 years and they should be well-versed with every single street in London. Their minds should be trained in a way that could take you through the shortest route in the least amount of time by making the correct assumptions.
Most Billionaires of the World live here
It might be astonishing to know that, but it is a fact that more than 80 billionaires of the world live in this great city of Europe. This is the highest number that no other city could ever have. It has left behind all other major cities in the world, such as San Francisco, Paris, New York, Moscow, etc when we consider this aspect. London also represents 80 % of all the billionaires that live in the UK.
Only six people died during the great fire
The Great Fire of 1666 is one such event that has been bookmarked in the history of Great London. It is one of the horrible happenings ever occurred at the place that wiped around a huge number of 70,000 homes. A large part of the city turned into flames and ashes, but despite such a massive fire, there were only 6 deaths officially reported. Though it has been argued that there were more casualties, the fire was so dreadful that it destroyed everything, including the dead bodies.
