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If you are a sports fan, then you probably know world records, player rankings and famous statistics. Nevertheless, do you know any fun facts about sports? During the Olympic Games in China, Usain Bolt ate only chicken nuggets. Ultimately, he won...

Do you remember what life was like before Facebook, YouTube or Instagram? By 2025, we will lose over five million jobs to automation. While advancements in machinery and technology may combine to provide graduates with the tools to explore experiment...

How will we be travelling in 10, 20 or 500 years? Will we be flying our cars from Salamanca to New York?  While we imagine, engineers and designers all over the world are testing out what could become the vehicles...

“Art washes from the soul the dust of everyday life.” (Pablo Picasso) There are a lot of misconceptions about art. Some people think we need to be creating paintings or sculptures to be considered real artists. However, we are all born...

Riverside picnics, homemade hornazo, families enjoying the sunshine, students relaxing on benches and blankets, drinking vino and calimocho, while children run around, laughing and playing.  Welcome to el Lunes de Aguas in Salamanca! Spain has many traditions and many public holidays, but few festive traditions...

Semana Santa is the Spanish name for Holy Week. The celebration of Semana Santa dates back to the 16th century, when the Catholic Church decided to present the story of the Passion of Christ in a way that the layperson...

April Fools’ Day, celebrated on April 1 each year, has been celebrated for several centuries by different cultures, though its exact origins remain a mystery. Some historians speculate that April Fools’ Day dates back to 1582, when France switched from...

Everyone knows about the Spanish “siesta”, or that Spanish people usually eat lunch and dinner later than the Brits do. It is fascinating to spend time in a different country, and learning about traditions and cultures is something that surely...

St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated on March 17 each year. It is a feast of Ireland’s patron saint, Patrick, and it is celebrated in Ireland and all over the world by people of Irish heritage. While St. Patrick’s Day is...

A different carnival than one expects: no roller-coasters, cotton candy, or bumper cars, instead, Spain celebrates with masks and outdoor festivities for everyone in the family to enjoy! The word carnival derives from ‘carni’, meaning meat, and ‘val’, meaning farwell....