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Today in Totally unnecessary changes to things that shouldn’t be messed with…

Big Ben is being renamed the Elizabeth Tower.

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s landmark Big Ben clock tower adjoining the Houses of Parliament will be renamed “Elizabeth Tower” to mark Queen Elizabeth’s 60th year on the throne, a parliamentary official said on Tuesday.

The announcement follows four days of celebrations earlier this month to mark the 86-year-old queen’s Diamond Jubilee, only the second to be celebrated by a British monarch.

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I bet the Queen doesn’t even want this. What could she possibly need with a clock that big? Can you imagine the size parlor she would need to fit that thing in her house?

Who even brought this up? ”Big Ben is getting kinda old and the name is stale. We should freshen it up! What else is old around here…Queen Elizabeth!” So that’s what we do now, change the names of really old stuff to names that are just regular old.

Cicely Tyson better watch out. You know she’s older than slavery. Somebody might decide she needs freshening up and suddenly rename her Interstate Highway System.

Watch this video.

Grace Jones performing at Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee.

No this bitch did NOT hula hoop for an entire four minutes!!! I can’t even hula-hoop for four seconds, let alone minutes. Grace Jones, you better work. And she has greased them legs to Perfection, honey. Howyoudern Shea Butter?

12:17 pm • 6 June 2012 • Let's talk about what you think.
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Prince Philip is turning 90 this year.

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Look at these old people. So precious!

Anyway, Prince Philip—consort to Queen Elizabeth II—is turning 90 this summer. Congrats to him, but it made me think: why is he a prince and not a king since he’s married to the Queen of England?

So here’s your random fact for the day:

In the British monarchy, the husband of a female monarch does not have any recognized special status, rank, or privileges. In actual fact Prince Philip does play a major role in royal affairs, but this is not recognized in terms of his title. Interestingly enough, the wife of a male monarch (e.g. the Queen Mother was the wife of King George VI) takes on her husband’s rank and style upon marrying, becoming Queen.

Oooo sexism in the monarchy! For shame.