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Number of bottles of hard liquor sold during the peak Carnival season: 1.3 million

Number of masqueraders who take to Trinidad?s streets during Carnival: 40,000

Number of calories the average dancer burns per kilometer while dancing in a Carnival parade: 200

Tons of ice consumed during Carnival: 350

Average amount of sleep, in hours, the typical Carnival-goer gets over the weekend: 14

Number of drinks the average Carnival-goer takes per hour: 3.5

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