21Poop war
Spain started a war with Peru and Chile in 1864 by taking over an Island for its strategic source of bat poop, which at that time was an important ingredient for gun powder.
22El Colacho Baby
Annually Spain holds a baby jumping festival named El Colacho Baby in which babies lie on a mattress and are jumped over by a masked Devil. They believe it wards off evil spirits.
23Trasmoz
Trasmoz, Spain, is the only Spanish town officially cursed and excommunicated by the Catholic Church. The ex-communication has never been revoked.
24Time Zone
Spain uses a different time zone than its geography would suggest. Instead of most of Spain being on Greenwich Mean Time, it has used Central European Time (one hour later) since 1940. Some claim this mismatch between clock time and solar time causes an unusual daily schedule.
25Alberto Olmedo
In Madrid, you can get a haircut from a man named Alberto Olmedo, who uses a samurai sword, six pairs of scissors at a time, and a blowtorch to cut hair.
26Gil Pérez
In the 16th century there was a Spanish soldier named Gil Pérez who claimed to have teleported from his post in the Philippines to Mexico. He said that he knew about the assassination of the governor of the Philippines and was thrown in jail for his claims until a ship from Manila verified his claims.
27Kalimotxo
Kalimotxo is a popular drink in the Basque region of Spain, which is made by mixing equal parts of cheap red wine and Coca-Cola.
