Discover the Secrets: Top 12 Fun Facts About Bermuda You Never Knew!

1. Royal Bermuda Love

Bow down to the Bermuda BFFs: Queen Elizabeth II and her late hubby Prince Philip were practically island regulars! Their Bermudan escapades started just six months after Lizzie wore her shiny new crown in '53, and they kept coming back for more – even celebrating 400 years of British colonization with the locals in 2009. These royal jetsetters were all about the "Bermuda Triangle" of shipbuilding, reinsurance, and subtropical siestas!
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2. Skinniest Drawbridge

Who needs a large bridge when you can have one with an itsy-bitsy waistline? Bermuda's Somerset Bridge is giving diet goals to all structures across the globe: Measuring just 32 inches wide, this tiny wonder reigns over Sandys Parish as the world's smallest drawbridge and still flexes its muscles every day, lifting itself for boats to navigate the waters between the Atlantic Ocean and the Great Sound.
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3. Birth of Bermuda Shorts

Talk about keeping things in short supply! Bermudians invented their own, unique solution to staying dapper while beating the heat, and neither pants nor knees have ever been the same: Nathaniel Coxon, a Bermudian native, originally created Bermuda shorts for his tea shop employees to stay comfortable in 1914, which were then adopted by the British Army during WWI, popularized as sportswear, and today, they're considered proper business attire in Bermuda when paired with a dress shirt, tie, blazer, and knee-length socks.
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4. Onion Export Fame

Peeling back the layers of Bermuda's intriguing past: The island was once famous for its onion exporting, leading Bermudian seamen to be playfully dubbed "Onions" and christening the land as "The Onion Patch" – though, rest assured, you won't find locals calling themselves "Onionheads" anytime soon!
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5. Mystical Moongates

When Bermuda's sea captains moonlight as Chinese architecture enthusiasts, you know Bermuda's moongates are bound to have a tale written in the stars: Initially inspired by a Chinese garden visit in 1860, these circular limestone structures are now dotted around the island, with over 40 of them woven into public parks, hotel grounds, and private homes – offering harmony, good luck for newlyweds, and even a touch of Chinese nobility-influenced hospitality right in Bermuda's backyard.
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6. Time-Travel Town

If time-traveling, Bermuda shorts-wearing colonials are your cup of tea, then be ready for some architectural eye candy: Bermuda lays claim to St. George, the oldest continuously inhabited town in the New World, founded in 1612 and featuring the Western Hemisphere's most ancient Anglican church still in-use today.
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7. One Car Limit

In Bermuda, you can't roll like The Fast and the Furious: only one car is allowed per household, with strict size and engine restrictions. Even the Premier, Governor, and US Consul General get only slightly fancier rides for official use, while medical doctors take the win in owning a second vehicle.
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8. Multitasking Palmetto

Heard of palm trees turning over a new leaf? In Bermuda, they're reaching for the rum instead: The island's native palmetto not only provided thatch for settlers' roofs in the 1600s, but also gave birth to a potent alcohol called bibby; those fronds even sashayed into fashion as women's hats!
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9. Dark 'n' Stormy Delight

If you find yourself feeling a bit stormy, dark, or lost sailing the high seas of the Bermuda Triangle, what you need is Bermuda's iconic mood-lifter: a taste of their pirate-approved, weather-inspired potation, the Dark 'n' Stormy: This swashbuckling cocktail is a tantalizing mix of Gosling's Black Seal rum and ginger beer, and has become a nautical emblem of Bermuda's imbibing habits. Gosling's Brothers Limited has even trademarked the drink, though it's not officially the national cocktail, just a beloved island favorite that you can find in the Jasmine Lounge and numerous bars throughout Bermuda.
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10. Roof-Water Storage

Rain, rain, don't go away, Bermudans need you to stay: Bermuda's unique approach to quench thirst involves mandatory roof designs to capture rainwater, funnelling it into underground storage tanks, providing each house with around 350,000 liters of water per year, with six desalination plants as a chaser.
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11. Pretty Pink Beaches

If pink is the new black, then Bermuda's beaches are the ultimate fashionistas: these picturesque shorelines boast pink sand, a fabulous creation of tiny pink-shelled organisms that dwell on the ocean floor and eventually get washed ashore.
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12. Unique Longtail Bird

Hold on to your feathers, bird-watchers, because Bermuda's got a rare winged headliner that's not just another flash in the flapping pan: The island's iconic "longtail" bird is the only seabird that nests in significant numbers here, boasting around 2,500-3,000 pairs breeding each summer, but facing challenges like coastal erosion, development, and predation, making conservation efforts crucial to keep this superstar of the skies soaring high.
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