inline_asmurai t1_iwxep5d wrote on November 19, 2022 at 2:03 AM Reply to comment by Real_Mr_Foobar in 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. by idiocrites I believe JRR Tolkien based the character of Samwise after a batman he associated with in WW1. Permalink Parent 1
inline_asmurai t1_iwxep5d wrote
Reply to comment by Real_Mr_Foobar in 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. by idiocrites
I believe JRR Tolkien based the character of Samwise after a batman he associated with in WW1.