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Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, United Kingdom
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CONFIRMED88% CONFIDENCE104.9 years agoThe Glenorchy City Council's centenary history and Wikipedia's[2] article on the factory both give October 21, 1921 as its official opening date.Cadbury's first factory outside Britain officially opened at Claremont on Hobart's Derwent River on October 21, 1921, drawn by Tasmania's cheap hydroelectricity and reliable dairy supply. The site still turns local milk and sugar into millions of Easter eggs and bunnies each year.0.61Transforming London’s Broadgate: 100 Liverpool Street
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ESTIMATED70% CONFIDENCE10.7 years agoWikipedia[1] gives the year only - "Founded in 2015 by chef Julien Royer" - with no month or day, so the pin takes that year's last day.Julien Royer opened Odette in 2015 in the National Gallery Singapore, the former Supreme Court and City Hall converted into a museum, and named it after his grandmother. It became the highest-ranked restaurant in Singapore on the Asia's 50 Best list and one of the city's three-star addresses, cooking a French menu built around named producers.0.59The London Museum Opens in Smithfield's General Market
Smithfield General Market, West Smithfield, City of London, England EC1A 9AG, United KingdomLondon Museum
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