THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW ABOUT ARGENTINA
Added on: 9th Sep 2016
AT THE TURN OF THE 20TH CENTURY, ARGENTINA
WAS THE 10TH WEALTHIEST NATION IN THE WORLD.
TODAY IT IS THE 54TH WEALTHIEST. THIS IS DUE TO
INSTABILITY OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST CENTURY
DURING ITS DARKEST DAYS, PEOPLE WERE EVEN
PUSHED OUT OF AIRPLANES WHILE OVER THE OCEAN
WITH WEIGHTS AROUND THEIR FEET. THIS WAS
INTENDED TO PREVENT BODIES FROM BEING
FOUND AS EVIDENCE
POLITICAL PARTIES HAVE THEIR OWN BEER BRANDS
THE TOOTHPASTE BRAND COLGATE FACED MARKETING
ISSUES IN ARGENTINA BECAUSE "COLGATE" MEANS
"GO HANG YOURSELF"
POPE FRANCIS USED TO BE A BAR BOUNCER
IN BUENOS AIRES
9TH OF JULY, IN BUENOS AIRES IS THE
WORLD'S LARGEST AVENUE
ARGENTINA HAS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF
PSYCHIATRISTS PER CAPITA OF ANY COUNTRY ON EARTH
IN 1977, ARGENTINA SENT A PREGNANT MOTHER TO
ANTARCTICA AND HER SON BECAME THE FIRST PERSON
TO BE BORN ON THE CONTINENT. THEY DID THIS IN
ORDER TO LAY CLAIM TO WHAT THEY CONSIDER
THEIR LAND
CHE GUEVARA, WAS ACTUALLY A MEDICAL STUDENT
FROM ARGENTINA
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