14 interesting and fun facts about Melbourne

1. Melbourne´s famous tramway system is the largest outside Europe and the fourth largest in the world 

2. Until 1966, all pubs in Melbourne closed at 6.00 pm

3. Vegemite was invented in Melbourne in 1922 after months of laboratory tests by food technologist Dr. Cyril P Callister. Australias iconic spread is still only manufactured at the Vegemite factory in Fisherman´s Bend, Port Melbourne.

4. Before Melbourne was called Melbourne, it was named Batmania after John Batman, a colonist farmer from Tasmania who landed in Port Philip Bay in May 1835

5. According to RSPCA Melbourne is the world´s "fox capital" with 6 to 23 foxes to be found every square kilometre in the metropolitan area

6. The world´s first feature film, The story of the Ned kelly gang was filmed in Melbourne 1906

7. On Melbourne´s hottest day ever, February 7 2009, temperatures peaked at 46.4 C. Melbourne´s lowest temperature on record is -2,8 C on July 4 1901

8. The car park for Queen Victoria Markets is built on the site of Melbourne´s original cemetery

9. Melbourne was the capital city of Australia for 26 years between 1901 and 1926

10. opening in 1881, the Brighton Sea Baths allowed bathers to discreetly enter the sea unseen. The morals of the time require gentlemen and ladies to swim at separate designated times

11. Melbourne´s CBD has five of the six tallest buildings in Australia, the tallest of which is the Eureka Tower at 297.3 metre

12. Mixing football, rugby and Gaelic football, Australian Rules Football was invented in Melbourne in 1858 by Tom Wills and friends as a way to keep cricketers fit during the off-season.

13. Melbourne is the only city in the world that have five international standard sporting facilities (including three with retractable roofs) on the fringe of its central business district. Melbourne Cricket Ground, Etihad Stadium, Rod Laver Arena, Hisense Arena and Olympic Park. 

14. Almost half (38%) of the population of Melbourne wasn´t born in Australia. The majority was born in te UK followed by Italy, Vietnam, China and Greece.  

I found all the facts on the links below, check it out for plenty of moore fun facts!

https://www.buzzfeed.com/simoncrerar/marvellous-melbs?utm_term=.lyWwmDkK9#.kkPx1XrBW

https://www.onlymelbourne.com.au/interesting-melbourne-facts#.WhU86lvWyT8