Rather interesting Liverpool facts
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Did you know that John Lennon was born during an air raid on Liverpool on October 9 1940? He came into the world at Oxford Street Maternity Hospital in the city.
Did you know that the bells in Liverpool Cathedral are the heaviest in the world? There are 13 bells which can be rung conventionally, which weigh in at a total of 17 tonnes (the lightest 0.51 tonnes, heaviest 4.06 tonnes) plus Great George, a monster at 15 tonnes and 2.9m diameter, larger than Big Ben. Great George has to be rung with a hammer.
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