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Prior to 1802, Trinidad was a Spanish colony
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There are 7 species of sea turtles in the world
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5 types of sea turtles can be found around Trinidad and Tobago: Leatherback, Green, Olive Ridley, Hawksbill, and Loggerhead.
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Leatherback turtles are the largest turtles on earth! Adults can weigh about 500kg!
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Turtle nesting season in Trinidad and Tobago runs from March 1st to August 31st. That’s 5 months!
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During one turtle nesting season, one female may lay an average of 600 eggs. That’s over 6 clutches, with about 100 eggs in each clutch.
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Adult leatherback turtles usually grow to about 4-6 feet!
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Leatherback turtles can dive deeper than any other turtle – up to 4200 feet!
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The largest leatherback turtle ever recorded was almost 10 feet and more than 2000 lbs!
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Leatherback sea turtles’ eggs take about 65 days to hatch.
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In the “12 Days of Christmas”, all the gifts from the song will add up to 364 gifts.
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Humans spend about 33% of their lives sleeping. Scientists don’t know everything about sleep, but we do know it is a very important part of your day. Try to get at least 8 hours of sleep every night!
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People talk in average speed of 120 words per minute.
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Sharks have eight senses.
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A 2007 study found that surgeons who grew up playing 3 or more hours of video games each week made 37% less mistakes
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To have your photo taken by the very first camera invented by Joseph Niepce in 1814, you would’ve had to sit still for 8 hours.
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Your cell phone has about 18 times more bacteria than your average toilet handles. Ew!
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At least 12 rocks from Mars have landed on Earth
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Mt. Everest is the highest mountain on earth, its peak reaches 8,848 metres
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There are ten (10) endangered species in T&T. This includes the ocelot & the leather back turtle.
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Sunlight reaches a depth of 80 meters in the ocean.
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Eight (8) Planets make up the solar System. They are, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
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A leap year occurs every four years and has 366 days, while a common year consist of 365 days.
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At birth the human body is made up of approximately 300 bones which later reduces to 206 at adulthood.
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The estimated size of Trinidad & Tobago is 5,131 kilometers squared
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Officially there are 195 countries in the world!
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Seven colors make up the rainbow. They are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.
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The three Primary Colors are yellow, blue and red
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Each year, more than 10,000 leatherback sea turtles travel to nest on Trinidad’s eastern beaches.
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There are this number of species of hummingbirds recorded in Trinidad & Tobago
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