When I stumbled into this Tower of London Facts article I kind of rolled my eyes re: okay, same old shit I'm sure, but this fact jumped out at me:
6. BEEFEATERS LIVE IN THE TOWER OF LONDON WITH THEIR FAMILIES.
A 19th-century illustration of the vibrantly clad Yeomen Warders at the Tower of London. DUNCAN1890/GETTY IMAGES The Yeoman Warders (also known as Beefeaters) have been guarding the Tower since the Tudor era. Clad in a sharp red dress, these 37 men and women give tours of the fortress. Every night at 9:53 p.m., they lock the tower, a 700-year-old tradition called the Ceremony of Keys. Beefeaters and their families, around 150 people in total, live in the supposedly haunted Tower of London, and also frequent a secret pub in the fortress.
Dafuck? How is this not more of a known thing - how is this not a goddam tv reality show?!?!!?!
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