Big Ben was completed in 1858 and it sits on a site that is both directly next to a river, and surrounding by subterranean construction work. With that in mind, it's probably not a huge surprise to find that the famous clock tower is just a bit tilted these days—by an angle of .26 degrees. (Compare that to the Leaning Tower of Pisa's 4 degrees.)
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Americans now lose a quarter of a trillion dollars a year gambling
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A million passports leaked online by marijuana club portal
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IP Crawl exposes that insecure web camera you never locked down
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Stay connected with this refurbished $112 flip phone
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The smartest business decision you can make? Optimizing your operating system for 92% off
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This refurbished Dell Latitude laptop is just $250 with Windows 11 Pro
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: Get this 13.2-inch 2019 Dell Latitude 7300 with preloaded Windows 11 Pro for just $249.99 (reg. $699).… READ THE REST
