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The grease used to keep the wheel moving smoothly is edible. We wouldn’t recommend you spread it on your toast, but it is edible. That’s to ensure that any birds perching on it and having a peck will come to no harm.
One of London’s most iconic sights is also one of its newest arrivals. It’s 350 years younger than St Paul’s Cathedral, for a start. Still, the London Eye has proved a huge hit since it opened to the public in spring 2000. Any visit here begins with a thrilling 4D film so you know a little bit more about the sights you’re going to see, then you head onboard for your cruise through the air.
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