No matter whether you were born in Melbourne or migrated here from interstate or overseas, there are always undiscovered snippets of knowledge waiting to be absorbed. We’ve scoured the internet and the pages of history books to bring you 20 facts about Melbourne that you probably don’t know. Trust us, by the time you’ve finished reading you will feel proud to call yourself a Melburnian.

1. Australia’s first traffic lights were installed in Melbourne in 1912 at the corner of Collins and Swanston Street.

2. Fisherman’s Bend, Port Melbourne is the only place in the world that makes Vegemite.

3. Toto’s located in Little Italy, Lygon Street became Australia’s first pizza restaurant when it opened in 1961 and is still serving pizzas today.

4. Reportedly, Flinders Street Station was actually intended for Mumbai and the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai was meant for Melbourne, but the plans from the same firm were accidentally switched, resulting in a Gothic style station in India and an East-Indian inspired station in Melbourne.

5. Fitzroy chocolate makers, MacRobertson’s Steam Confectionery Works invented the Cherry Ripe in 1924, Crunchie in 1929 and the Freddo Frog in 1930 before the company was sold to Cadbury in 1967.

6. Melbourne was originally named Batmania, although it has nothing to do with Bruce Wayne. Instead, the name derives from one of the city’s founding fathers John Batman, who discovered central Melbourne and said ‘This will be the place for a village.’

7. The first ute (a utility vehicle with a cargo tray) was invented and built by Melbournian James Freeland Leacock in 1929.

8. In 1970, Victoria became the first place in the world to enforce seat belt legislation.

9. ACMI’s Gallery 1 was originally Princes Bridge railway station and acted as the terminal for the Epping and Hurstbridge Lines.

10. According to the RSPCA, Melbourne is the fox capital of the world with a startling 6 – 23 foxes per square kilometer in central Melbourne.

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