{"id":16951,"date":"2015-10-31T19:53:59","date_gmt":"2015-11-01T02:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=16951"},"modified":"2015-10-31T19:54:49","modified_gmt":"2015-11-01T02:54:49","slug":"london-facts-in-18th-century-london-admission-to-the-zoo-could-be-paid-with-cat-or-dog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=16951","title":{"rendered":"London Facts:  In 18th Century London,  Admission to the Zoo Could Be Paid with Cat or Dog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Big-Ben.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16954 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Big-Ben-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Big Ben\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Big-Ben-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Big-Ben-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Big-Ben.jpg 1728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>During the 18th Century, a person could pay admission to the zoo in London by bringing a cat or dog to be feed to the lions, according to <strong>Fact Slides<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">To be a London black cab driver, a person is expected to know more than 25,000 roads and 50,000 points of interest and pass a test called &#8220;The Knowledge.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Today&#8217;s British accent first appeared among London&#8217;s upper class around the time of the American Revolution. 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