1. The King of Spain Alfonso had no ear for music, so there was a special profession in his circle – an anthem specialist. His duty was to warn the king when the national anthem was being played, because the king himself could not distinguish the anthem from other music.

2. Two friends argue during a masquerade in Buñol, Spain, 1945. During the quarrel, they start hitting each other with tomatoes. This is how one of the strangest Spanish holidays, La Tomatina, was born.

3. Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian, the author of the famous ballet Spartacus, receives an invitation from Salvador Dali while in Spain. After half an hour of waiting, the famous Sword Dance from Spartacus is performed in the Great Hall, Dali runs in, dances in a circle with swords raised high and leaves. The butler enters and announces that the reception is over.
4. The Spanish royal dynasty of the mid-century was proud of the antiquity and purity of its origins. It is believed that they never mixed with the Moors, Africans.
The members of the royal family have very pale skin, which makes their blue blood vessels stand out. That is why they proudly call themselves sangreazules, blue bloods. This expression has spread to other languages.
5. Spain is the only country in Europe that grants residence status to illegal immigrants who have lived in the country for 3 years.

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