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10 Downing Street, the Prime Minister’s official residence, famously has black-painted bricks in order to mimick the effects of coal smog. Apparently, when cle
by Reason077 8y ago
10 Downing Street, the Prime Minister’s official residence, famously has black-painted bricks in order to mimick the effects of coal smog.
Apparently, when cleaned in the 1960s to reveal it’s yellow London bricks, it just didn’t look right!
http://uk.businessinsider.com/why-10-downing-street-door-is-black-2015-12 http://uk.businessinsider.com/why-10-downing-street-door-is-...
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