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FAST FACTS
An astonishing 240,000 lb
(110,000 kg) of tomatoes
are thrown at the festival—the
weight of a small blue whale.

Tomato
juice is acidic.
It acts as Since 1945 the town of Buñol has
a natural become a crimson tide of tomatoes
cleaning fluid on the last Wednesday of August,
though no one knows why the
on the streets event started. A water cannon fires
of Buñol. and battle begins. Tomatoes are
thrown in all directions for an
hour before the lengthy cleanup
operation gets underway.

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