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- The real name of the structure is the Clock Tower
- Many people will tell you that Big Ben is actually the name of the bell inside the clock tower, and not the tower itself. However, the official name of the bell is the Great Bell of Westminster
- The original bell cracked during testing
- The current bell also has a crack, which gives it a distinctive sound
- The bell's nickname most likely came from a Member of Parliament called Sir Benjamin Hall
- The mechanism is entirely analogue, and one of the most accurate anologue clocks arounds
- The pendulum's movement is kept precise using penny coins
- The tower leans by about 2.2 centimetres to the northwest