- Cuba is the only Caribbean island with a railway
- There are no animals or plants in Cuba that are poisonous or lethal to humans
- Bacardi rum was originally manufactured in Cuba, however, the brand moved to Puerto Rico after Fidel Castro’s takeover
- Christmas did not become an official holiday in Cuba until 1997, in preparation for Pope John Paul II’s visit to Cuba in 1998 and to work towards greater religious freedom
- Cuba has the highest doctor-to-patient ratio in the world
- Cuba has two currencies: the CUC which is tied to the value of the U.S. dollar and the Cuban Peso – the former is used for purchases and the later is what workers are paid in
- Cuba is full of US cars from the 1950s because only pre-1959 cars can be privately owned and worked on
- The game of dominoes is extremely popular in Cuba
