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Some surprising facts about sunny Barbados

Learn, Share, Subscribe The American Series:    • 7 Facts from America   The Asian series:    • 7 Facts from Asia   The European Series:    • 7 Facts from Europe   Social Media: https://plus.google.com/+blinder00   / sebastian2go     / official7facts   ------------------------------------------------ In this brief video you can find seven little known facts about Barbados. More information about the video content bellow: 1. Barbados can be known as the “the land of the flying fish”, with flying fish being a common sight around the island. Flying fish jump out of the water and can glide for 30 to 50 metres! 2. Barbados now is the most developed island country in the Caribbean. This scenic island also enjoys the distinction of being the third most developed country in the Western hemisphere, after the United States of America and Canada. 3. It is believed that the grapefruit was created in Barbados sometime in the 1700’s. It was exported to Florida in the 1800’s and then spread to the rest of the world. Grapefruit is a hybrid originating in Barbados as an accidental cross between two introduced species, sweet orange and pomelo or shaddock, both of which were introduced from Asia in the seventeenth century. 4. The capital city of Barbados, Bridgetown, and its Garrison is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is a well preserved old town built in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Many streets, buildings and historic sites are also home to Bridgetown and its outskirts. These include but are not limited to:- Bay Street, Belleville, Broad Street, Cenotaph War Memorial, Chamberlain Bridge, Heroes Square and Lord Nelson Statue to name a few. 5. The island of Barbados plans to remove Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state in November, 2016. This change also coincides with their 50th independence day. Barbados became independent from Britain on November 30th, 1966. This year (2016), the country will celebrate 50 years of independence. 6. The first settlement in Barbados, Holetown, was originally named Jamestown, after its benefactor, King James I of England. It acquired the name "Holetown" due to the offloading and cleaning of ships in the very small channel located within the immediate vicinity of the town. These tasks left the area in an untidy and smelly condition....thus the Jamestown area became referred to as "the Hole", which evolved into "Holetown", as it known today. This channel is no longer in use for such purposes. 7. Barbados has the third oldest parliament in the world, with uninterrupted parliamentary governance since 1639. More Info: http://www.royalwestmoreland.com/blog... http://thefactfile.org/interesting-fa... http://www.barbados.org/diduknow.htm#... Music: Phaura – Departure    • [Chill] Phaura - Departure     / phaura     / phauraofficial     / phauraofficial   Images: http://www.randrcruisingbarbados.com/... http://raybrownwildlifephotography.co... http://blogs-images.forbes.com/bazdre... http://businessbarbados.com/wp-conten... http://uncommoncarib.wpengine.netdna-... http://www.producepedia.com/sites/pro... http://shipmedia.s3-website-us-east-1... http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zHEOjT8YruI... http://gpdhome.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83... https://metrouk2.files.wordpress.com/... http://static.panoramio.com/photos/or... https://16f6e5e6d2.site.internapcdn.n... http://static.panoramio.com/photos/la... https://i.ytimg.com/vi/BJmlHsq6mM4/ma... Intro: Overlay by PushedToInsanity    / @pushedtoinsanity   Intro Music: Jesse Spillane – Dance Rocket http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jes...