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...that all five of the medalists for Argentina at the inaugural Paralympic Games were swimmers?
...that at the 1964 Summer Paralympics, Argentina won 37 medals, including 6 golds
...that Argentina stayed neutral during most of World War II, and declared war on the Axis powers on March 27, 1945?
...that more than a million tourists visit the wine-producing regions in Argentina annually?
...that even before the Argentine–Chilean naval arms race, the Chilean Navy was stronger than the United States Navy?
...that Buenos Aires seceded from the Argentine Confederation from 1852 to 1861?
...that Argentine nationalism sees José de San Martín, Juan Manuel de Rosas and Juan Perón as a line of historical continuity?
...that the anarcho-syndicalist Argentine Workers' Federation (pictured) was the country's first national labor confederation?

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