TIL John Batman was the founder of the town that became Melbourne, Australia. And originally he called it "Batmania". There's even a street named after him: Batman Ave. en.wikipedia.org Submitted by idiocrites t3_yye958 on November 18, 2022 at 7:38 AM in todayilearned 127 comments 2,698
Useful_Sundae t1_iwurdu3 wrote on November 18, 2022 at 2:39 PM I live in Melbourne, Florida. Which is named after the city that he founded that isn't named after him. Permalink 3 gregbard t1_iwxu3i3 wrote on November 19, 2022 at 4:20 AM Melbourne Florida was founded by Cornthwaite Hector. So there's a name for you. Permalink Parent 1
gregbard t1_iwxu3i3 wrote on November 19, 2022 at 4:20 AM Melbourne Florida was founded by Cornthwaite Hector. So there's a name for you. Permalink Parent 1
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