What are some mind blowing facts about Spain?

La Tomatina is an annual festival held in Spain where people throw thousands of tomatoes at each other. More than 150,000 tomatoes are usually harvested.

There is no word in the national anthem of Spain.

Spain's 47-story skyscraper has no lift.

The divorce rate in Spain is very low, and only 5% of children in Spain are born to unmarried parents.

Spain is the world's largest producer of olive oil. Spain is producing about 44% of the total olive oil in the world.

In 2013, Spain was the third most popular tourist destination in the world (after France and America).

Traditionally, Spain has two surnames - the first surname from the father, and the second from the mother.

Madrid is one of the most environment friendly places in the world. Which means they sleep all day and stay out all night. Madrid is the capital of Spain.

Spain also has the world's oldest existing lighthouse - the Tower of Hercules. It was built in the first century and is still operating today.

The Eiffel Tower, which is in Paris, France, was originally planned to be built in Barcelona, Spain.

Spain is very mountainous, and the second hilly European country after Switzerland.

Every year Spain hosts the Bulls Festival and every year more than 1 million people come to see it so that people can take to the streets with Spanish bulls.

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