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First Animated Film in the World
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Meaning of Argentina
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Argentinian Cure
by lingofacts | May 4, 2017 | Customs | 0 |
Tirando el cuero is a traditional Argentine cure for a stomach ache, by deftly pulling the skin covering the lower vertebrae on the back.
Read MoreArgentina’s First Muslim President
by lingofacts | May 3, 2017 | History | 0 |
Carlos Saúl Menem became Argentina’s first Muslim president in 1989. He had to convert to Catholicism earlier, though, because, until 1994, the law stated all presidents of Argentine had to be Roman Catholic.
Read MoreArgentina’s Famous Sport
by lingofacts | May 3, 2017 | Customs | 0 |
There is a sport in Argentina which is a combination of polo and basketball. Pato is the Spanish word for “duck,” and the sport was originally played by gauchos with live ducks in baskets.
Read MoreArgentina’s National Drink
by lingofacts | May 3, 2017 | Customs | 0 |
Yerba Mate, a type of tea made from the young leaves of the Brazilian holly, is the national drink of Argentina. It is drunk from a gourd or bowl through a metal straw called a bombilla.
Read MoreWidest Avenue in the World
by lingofacts | May 3, 2017 | Travel | 0 |
The world’s widest avenue is the 9 de Julio (July 9th) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with 14 lanes, plus 4 lanes of parallel streets.
Read MoreBuenos Aires Friend’s Day
by lingofacts | May 3, 2017 | Customs | 0 |
Buenos Aires has a special holiday called Friend’s Day (El DÃa del Amigo), founded by Dr. Febbraro, after he felt connected to everyone on Earth following the Apollo 11 moon landing.
Read MoreBirthday Custom in Argentina
by lingofacts | May 3, 2017 | Customs | 0 |
One of the customs of Argentines is to pull the earlobes on the birthday boy or girl.
Read MoreFirst Animated Film in the World
by lingofacts | May 3, 2017 | History | 0 |
The very first animated film in the world is El Apóstol created by Argentine Quirino Cristiani in 1917. The film was 70 minutes long and had over 58,000 frames.
Read MoreBuenos Aires, Argentina
by lingofacts | Apr 5, 2017 | Language | 0 |
The name of Argentina’s capital city Buenos Aires mean “fair winds”.
Read MoreBorn in Antarctica
by lingofacts | Apr 4, 2017 | History | 0 |
In 1977, Argentina sent a pregnant woman to Antarctica in an effort to claim a portion of the continent. The boy became the first human known to be born in Antarctica and he is Emilio Marcos Palma.
Read MoreOrigin of Fingerprints
by lingofacts | Mar 14, 2017 | History | 0 |
Argentina was the first country to use fingerprinting in order to determine if a person was guilty of a crime. The first known example of fingerprinting occurred in June, 1892.
Read MoreMeaning of Argentina
by lingofacts | Mar 14, 2017 | Language | 0 |
Argentina comes from the Latin word for silver, argentum. The original European settlers believed the country was full of silver.
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