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In the 1970s the British Museum in London borrowed King Tutankhamen's treasures, which had never before been seen outside Egypt. People flocked to see the exhib
by w0mbat 6y ago
In the 1970s the British Museum in London borrowed King Tutankhamen's treasures, which had never before been seen outside Egypt. People flocked to see the exhibition from all over the world.
Quite often tourists would get into a London taxi and say "Take me to Tutankhamen", and then find themselves in South London, at Tooting Common.
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- Ichthypresbyter 6y agoMore recently, in 2008 an Earl's daughter tried to book a taxi to take her from the family estate in Northamptonshire to Stamford Bridge (the stadium in London which is home to Chelsea FC). Instead, the taxi took her to Stamford Bridge (the village in Yorkshire which was the site of a famous battle in 1066).