On: In 1886, the US commissioned watercolor paintings of every known fruit (2019)

[bobthepanda]

I think the most silly version is that King County in Washington, named after a pro slavery vice president, was renamed… to King County, in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.

[GauntletWizard → bobthepanda]

That's the least silly - it cost nothing in confusion and chaos, they slowly replaced the branding, and (almost, unless you really, really hate philanderers) everyone agrees the new subject was a great man.

[bobthepanda → GauntletWizard]

Right, it’s a low-effort cop out without any actual hard work.

[selimthegrim → bobthepanda]

Wait until you hear about Judge Perez Drive in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana.

[kbelder → bobthepanda]

In a nearby city, we had a 'Dead Indian Highway'. It was eventually renamed to 'Dead Indian Memorial Highway'.