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TIL that the city of Melbourne in Australia was briefly known as Batmania in 1835, named after one of its founders, John Batman. It was officially renamed Melbourne in 1837 after the British Prime Minister at the time, Lord Melbourne.

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p1oZ TIL that in the now-defunct Star Wars Expanded Universe, Chewbacca owes a life-debt to Han Solo because Han refused an order from the Imperial Navy to skin the Wookiee as punishment for commandeering a ship full of slaves. Han is dishonorably discharged for his insubordination.
woPeY TIL Main Street in San Francisco is not a centrally located street, because it’s actually named for a person: 19th century businessman Charles Main
P1n9e TIL the oldest known work of art is a seashell believed to have been carved by a Homo erectus between 540,000 and 430,000 years ago. Its extreme age suggests higher human traits evolved earlier than previously thought.
mgLo TIL that in 1869, Wyoming was the first state to pass a bill allowing women to vote. Why was such a random state so progressive? At that time there were 6 adult men for every 1 adult woman living in Wyoming. The lonely men hoped to attract more women to the region by offering the right to vote.
kOkeW TIL that the Roman Emperor Commodus had a bath attendant thrown into an oven after he found his bathwater was lukewarm. Due to repeated attempts on his life, he often had Roman citizens killed for making him angry.