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• ...that the Empire Windrush (pictured) was a ship that transported a group of 492 immigrants from Jamaica to Tilbury near London on 22 June 1948 to start a new life in Britain? And that these arrivals were the first of many subsequent migrants from the Caribbean to the United Kingdom via immigration campaigns created by successive British governments?

• ...that the Blue Mahoe is the national tree of Jamaica, and that its flower changes colour as it matures, going from bright yellow to orange red and finally to crimson?

• ...that Michael Manley defeated his own cousin, Hugh Shearer, in a national election to become Prime Minister of Jamaica in 1972?

• ...that Trenchtown, a neighbourhood in Kingston, Jamaica, gets its name from a large open-trenched sewer that ran through the neighbourhood?

• ....that Jamaican Creole contains many words borrowed from English as well as from Spanish, Portuguese, Hindi, and African languages?

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1	...that Calico Jack, an English pirate captain during the early 18th century, was executed with most of his crew in Jamaica on 17 November 1720?
2	Image:Jamaican Royal Standard.gif ...that the Queen's Personal Jamaican Flag, sometimes known as the Royal Standard of Jamaica (pictured) is the personal flag of Queen Elizabeth II in her role as Queen of Jamaica?
3	...that on the flag of Jamaica, black symbolises the strength and creativity of the Jamaican people, gold represents sunlight and the country's natural wealth and green represents hope for the future and agricultural richness?
4	...that the Empire Windrush (pictured) was a ship that transported a group of 492 immigrants from Jamaica to Tilbury near London on 22 June 1948 to start a new life in Britain? And that these arrivals were the first of many subsequent migrants from the Caribbean to the United Kingdom via immigration campaigns created by successive British governments?
5	...that Alexander Bustamante (pictured), the prominent Jamaican politician, was born William Alexander Clarke but took the name Bustamante to honour an Iberian sea captain who befriended him in his youth?
6	...that eating an unripe Ackee fruit (pictured), which were introduced to Jamaica from West Africa by Dr. Thomas Clark in 1778, can trigger an acute vomiting and hypoglycemic disease known as Jamaican vomiting sickness?
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20	...that record producer Lee "Scratch" Perry's first single "People Funny Boy" was directed as an insult to fellow Jamaican music mogul and former collaborator Joe Gibbs?
21	...that the economy of Jamaica was given a boost after the discovery in the 1940s of bauxite, an aluminium ore?
22	...that the Blue Mahoe is the national tree of Jamaica, and that its flower changes colour as it matures, going from bright yellow to orange red and finally to crimson?
23	...that Spanish Town is the former Spanish and English capital of Jamaica. It held the status of capital city from the 16th to the 19th century, and is now a World Heritage Site?
24	...that Michael Manley defeated his own cousin, Hugh Shearer, in a national election to become Prime Minister of Jamaica in 1972?
25	...that Jamaican artist Carl Abrahams served in the Royal Air Force in England before becoming a painter of religious subjects.
26	...that Madge Sinclair, born in Kingston, received an Emmy Award nomination for her role as Belle in the miniseries Roots, and voiced Sarabi, Simba’s mother, in the blockbuster Disney animated film The Lion King.
27	...that the White Witch (of Rose Hall), Annie Palmer, is a character in Jamaican folklore?
28	...that Trenchtown, a neighbourhood in Kingston, Jamaica, gets its name from a large open-trenched sewer that ran through the neighbourhood?
29	...that Bunny Wailer, an original member of Jamaican reggae group The Wailers, was born was born Neville O'Riley Livingston?
30	...that Errol Brown, frontman of the successful British band, Hot Chocolate, was born in Kingston, Jamaica and now lives in The Bahamas? And that in 2003, Brown was appointed as an MBE as well as being rewarded with an Ivor Novello Award for outstanding contributions to British music?
31	....that Jamaican Creole contains many words borrowed from English as well as from Spanish, Portuguese, Hindi, and African languages?
32	...that Jamaican ska music pioneer Prince Buster had been a skillful amateur boxer as a teenager, and was first hired by record producer Coxsone Dodd not as a musician but as security?
33	that the song Israelites was written by Jamaican musician Desmond Dekker after he heard a couple arguing about money?
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