Unbelievable Facts About Mumbai That Will Blow Your Mind!

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India's Most Populous City

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Wealthiest City In The Country

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Bombay to Mumbai

[{"selector":"#anim-fd0c167e-c00a-4870-801d-cf2b4f863593 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(62.45727574570689%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":17000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Portuguese writer "Bom Baim" gave the place the name, Bombay. 'Mumba Devi' was the native deity that gave Mumbai its current name. Image Credits: Gettyimages

A Collective Of Seven Islands

[{"selector":"#anim-3ec3cd4c-750b-4767-8ffc-5726d0bd7249 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(62.53662086642366%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":15000,"fill":"forwards"}] Mumbai has seven islands. Bombay's original islands were Isle of Bombay, Colaba, Old Woman's Island, Mahim, Mazagaon, Parel, and Worli. Image Credits: Gettyimages

Mumbai was the first place where a train ran in India.

[{"selector":"#anim-e993259b-83ea-46f6-b394-7c55ae69a891 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(54.2798910039765%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":17000,"fill":"forwards"}] Mumbai Central-Thane was the first train in the country. Image Credits: Gettyimages

Mumbai was the first Indian city to have bus service.

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Antilia: The most expensive home in the world is in Mumbai.

[{"selector":"#anim-141bdfce-9337-42e7-a7fc-b269b501fe1c [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(16.967574392951907%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":8000,"fill":"forwards"}] Reliance Group founder Mukesh Ambani owns this mansion. Image Credits: Gettyimages

A Women Built The Mumbai Pune Rail Line

[{"selector":"#anim-3327e59f-47c6-4b3b-aaff-b9f87acb9c6b [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(22.58064469151268%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":9000,"fill":"forwards"}] In 1863, a woman named Alice Tredwell built the train line that goes from Mumbai to Pune. Image Credits: Gettyimages

The first airport in India was in Mumbai

[{"selector":"#anim-493dcec6-02bc-45b1-afc7-9326a5f9577e [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(62.42675758450702%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":15000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] The first airport in India was the Juhu Aerodrome in Mumbai, which opened in 1928. Image Credits: Gettyimages

Mumbai is where Rudyard Kipling was born.

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