10 Amazing Jamaica Facts

10 Amazing Jamaica Facts Our interesting Jamaica facts are your passport to one of the most beautiful islands in the world. Learn everything you need to know, from reggae to rum. 1. Jamaica is home to the largest butterfly in the Western Hemisphere, the Homerus swallowtail. Its wingspan is 6 inches (25 cm). 2. Jamaica was the first country in the Western world to commercially produce bananas. is home to the world’s second smallest bird, the vervain. It is only 2.5 inches (8 cm) long. 4. Jamaica’s Milk River Bath is the most radioactive mineral spa in the world. Because it has radioactive levels of 16m curies per liter, bathers should not spend over 20 minutes in the water and go in no more than three times per day. 5. Jamaican inventions include chocolate milk, Canasol eye drops, and the ortanique (a cross between an orange and tangerine). 6. Famous people from Jamaica include Bob Marley, Usain Bolt, Patrick Ewing, and Grace Jones. 7. Jamaica was the first tropical country to enter a Winter Olympic event: bobsledding. 8. The Manchester Golf Course in Jamaica is the oldest surviving golf course in the Western Hemisphere. 9. Jamaica has more rum bars per square mile than any other country and is famous for its unique-tasting rum. 10. The original people who lived in Jamaica were the Taino. They named the island “Xaymaca,“ meaning “of wood and water.” For more interesting Jamaica facts, check out our article here: Don’t froget to subscribe to our YouTube channel for more amazing facts about the world and beyond: @FactRetriever