They say we learn something new every day and also that we learn best by laughing or at least engaging our minds in fun and exciting endeavors and I bet you didn’t know this about Spain.
- Who wouldn’t want to spend a long and happy life in a wonderful place? The zest for life is something that the Spanish are famous for – as if their physical sturdiness and general health, making them some of the peoples with the highest life expectancy in the world: 82 years on average.
- The Basques invented the stapler in the 18th century. Office mice will really appreciate it. The first such instrument was meant for the French King Louis XV.
- The Spanish love rhythm; sometimes words are irrelevant, as proven by the fact that the Spanish national anthem has no words. Pure music without words.
- Spanish is the second most spoken language in the world. Having been a huge imperial power, Spain managed to imprint its culture and language to half a world indeed and half an American continent.
- However, ironically perhaps, only 72% of the people inhabiting Spain actually speak standard Spanish. The rest speak Catalan, Basque, Galician and other dialects and languages.
- You can rent a car in Madrid for a low rate provided you book online some time in advance.
- Madrid enjoys more sunny days than most cities in the world!
- And, surprisingly enough, though Barcelona is the most known city in Spain, it is Madrid that is the capital city of Spain.
- You can smoke in Spain still… but not in public spaces. The Spanish pioneered a disdain for smoking in offices and public spaces, being one of the first countries to ban this practice.
- The first novel ever written is attributed to a Spanish writer and adventurer. It is Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra’s “Don Quijote”.
