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Five Fascinating Facts1. There are four official languages in Spain: Castilian, Catalan, Basque and Galician.2. Approximately 5.8% of Internet users speak Spanish, making it the 4th most common language in the Internet community. 3. Spanish is the second most used language in international communication, as well as being an official language of the UN and its organizations. 4. Spain is the only country in the world to have a festival dedicated to the tomato: La Tomatina. 5. It is widely claimed that the word 'gringo' came into the language as a result of the American marines singing ‘Green grow the lilacs grow...’. Opinions differ though!
Top 10 UK Universities for Spanish*1. Cambridge2. St. Andrew's 3. Oxford 4. Bath 5. Kings College London 6. Durham 7. Edinburgh 8. Southampton 9. Nottingham 10. UCL *According to the Complete University Guide 2009  |