WTF Fun Fact – Villar de Corneja New Years
The residents of the Spanish village Villar de Corneja near Avila, where the average age is 75, ring the New … Read More & Source
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WTF Fun Fact – Paint The Town Smurf Blue
To promote the Smurfs (2011) movie, Sony painted the traditional “pueblo blanco” town of Juzcar, Spain a bright blue. The … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – World’s Smallest International Bridge
The world’s smallest international bridge is the El Marco bridge between Spain and Portugal. The bridge is just over 10 … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – France And Spain’s Condominium
Pheasant Island is a condominium, an arrangement to share territory by assuming joint sovereignty, between France and Spain. Every February, … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – 1300 Pounds of Ancient Roman Coins
In 2016, construction workers in Tomares, Spain found 19 amphoras (jugs) of Roman coins weighing nearly 1,300 pounds, which date … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Dubbed The D’oh!
Homer Simpson’s famous “D’oh!” gets dubbed to “Nein!” in German, “Oi!” in Spain, and the Czech-dubbed version is usually changed … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Overweight Submarine
Spain’s S-80 submarine program designed subs that were 70 tons too heavy and likely to sink when submerged. The cost … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – First Woman On US Stamp
The first woman appearing on a US postage stamp was Queen Isabella of Spain, honoring her patronage of Christopher Columbus’s … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Setenil de Las Bodegas
Setenil de Las Bodegas is a place in Spain where 3,000 residents live, work, and play in a gorge beneath … Read More & Source