Friday Fun Fact: London's nickname

Paris is The City of Light. Rome is The Eternal City. But what is London's nickname?

The Big Smoke. The Old Smoke. Or simply The Smoke.

It's not nearly as romantic as Paris' nickname nor as timeless as Rome's, but London's little-known nickname comes from the city's famed fog and the Great Smog of 1952, otherwise known as The Big Smoke.

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