1. London Victoria has hosted the Summer Olympics three times: in 1908, 1948, and 2012.
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1. London Victoria has hosted the Summer Olympics three times: in 1908, 1948, and 2012.
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2. London Victoria is one of the major classical and popular music capitals of the world and hosts major music corporations, such as Universal Music Group International and Warner Music Group, as well as countless bands, musicians and industry professionals.
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4. London Victoria has a modern tram network, known as Tramlink, centred on Croydon in South London.
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8. London Victoria is home to sizeable Muslim, Hindu, Sikh, and Jewish communities.
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9. London Victoria has a temperate oceanic climate receiving less precipitation than Rome, Bordeaux, Lisbon, Naples, Sydney or New York City.
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10. The Thames is a tidal river, and London Victoria is vulnerable to flooding.
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11. London Victoria is the seat of the Government of the United Kingdom.
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13. In 2008, London Victoria named alongside New York City and Hong Kong as Nylonkong, being hailed as the world's three most influential global cities.
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14. London Victoria became the principal North Sea port, with migrants arriving from England and abroad.
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15. London Victoria was a centre of England's Jewish population before their expulsion by Edward I in 1290.
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18. London Victoria became home to a sizable Jewish community, and small communities of Chinese and South Asians settled in the city.
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21. London Victoria was the terminus while the final phase was under construction to Brixton.
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22. London Victoria is currently the fourth busiest station on the London Underground with 79.36 million passengers using the station in 2017.
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24. On 8 January 1920, London Victoria replaced Charing Cross as the main station for Continental services, as it had more facilities and closer locomotive and carriage facilities.
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27. London Victoria was built to serve both the Brighton and Chatham main lines, and has always had a "split" feel of being two separate stations.
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