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30% of Argentina`s population lives in Buenos Aires. buenos-aires-casa-rosada.JPG 30% de la población de Argentina vive en Buenos Aires.
Argentina is the 3rd largest beef producer in the world. argentina-beef.jpg Argentina es el productor más grande tercero de carne de vaca en el mundo.

It is the 5th largest wine producer in the world.
argentina-wine.jpg Es el productor más grande quinto de vino en el mundo.
It has one of the highest movie watching rates in the world. argentina-films.jpg Tiene uno de la película más alta que mira las tasas en el mundo.
Although Argentina means `Land of Silver` there is actually very little silver.

 

Aunque Argentina signifique `Land de Silver` hay plata realmente muy poco.
The first crminal fingerprint identification in Argentina in 1892. Juan Vucetich began the first fingerprint files based on pattern types established by the English anthropologist Sir Francis Galton. argentina-juan-vucetich.jpg La primera identificación de la huella dactilar de crminal en Argentina en 1892. Juan Vucetich empezó los primeros archivos de huella dactilar se basaron en tipos de pauta establecidos por el antropólogo inglés Señor Francis Galton
More than 20% of the votes in the 2001 elections in Argentina were invalid.   Más de 20% de los votos en las 2001 elecciones en Argentina fue inválido.
At the age of 23, Aristotle Onassis who went on to become the richest man in the world was working as a humble dishwasher in a Buenos Aires restaurant. argentina-aristotle-onassis.jpg A los 23 años, Aristóteles Onassis que pasó a llegar a ser el hombre más rico en el mundo trabajaba como un lavaplatos humilde en un restaurante de Buenos Aires.
The world`s first animated films were made and released in Argentina by a man named Quirino Cristiani in 1917.   Las primeras películas animadas del mundo fueron hechas y fueron soltadas en Argentina por un hombre denominó Quirino Cristiani en 1917.
There is a duck in Argentian that was named `The Argentinian Vampire Duck` This duck has the habit of picking of lice from other ducks and Christian missionaries apparently thought that was some form of vampirism! Those crazy missionaries! argentinian-vampire-ducks.jpg Hay un pato en Argentian que fue denominado `The Vampiro argentino Duck` Este pato tiene el hábito de escoger de piojos de otros patos y de misioneros cristianos pensaron aparentemente que eso fue alguna forma del vampirismo! Esos misioneros locos!
In some parts of Argentina they speak Welsh   En algunas partes de Argentina ellos hablan a galés
Found in Argentina the ornate horned frog can eat an entire mouse with one swallow. argentinian-hornedfrog.jpg Encontrado en Argentina la rana con cuernos recargada puede comer un ratón entero con una golondrina.

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