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Poland's constitution was the 2nd in the world commencer à apprendre
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Although it was in effect for 14 months only, Poland's constitution was the 2nd in the world, right after the American one. It was enacted on the 3rd of may, 1791.
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Polish soldiers had a real bear commencer à apprendre
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Polish II Corps soldiers adopted a bear, who traveled with them. That's right, Polish soldiers had a bear as a pet! The bear was named Wojtek
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World's tallest structure used to be in Poland commencer à apprendre
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In 1974, The Warsaw Radio Mast was built, and until its collapse in 1991 it was the tallest structure in the world, having over 646 meters. The next structure that beat Poland's record was Burj Khalifa, built in 2010.
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The biggest castle in the world commencer à apprendre
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The castle in Malbork is recognized as the biggest castle in the world. It was built in 13th century.
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Only the movies for kids are dubbed in Poland commencer à apprendre
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Poland came up with a weird dubbing strategy. The original version is still on in the background, and each of the sentences said in the movie is read by the same person (called in Polish "lektor"), regardless gender/age/characteristic traits of the protagonists in the movie. However, when a movie like "shrek" is dubbed, it wins numerous dubbing awards.
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Polish language used to be lingua franca in Europe commencer à apprendre
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In 1500-1700, Polish used to be a lingua franca in Central and Eastern Europe due to Poland's political influence. Oscar Wilde on Polish language: “I hear hissing, rustling and hushing and my ears are bleeding”
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Poland is an extremely homogenous country commencer à apprendre
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Currently, 97% of Polish citizens are Polish and their mothertongue is Polish. Before the II World War, Polish people constituted only 65% of Poland's population.
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Latex condoms were invented by a Pole commencer à apprendre
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In 1912, Julius Fromm invented the first latex condom.
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17 Poles were awarded Nobel prize commencer à apprendre
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4 Nobel prizes in physics, 5 prizes in literature, 3 prizes in peace, 2 prizes in Medicine, 2 prizes in Chemistry, 1 prize in Economics Maria Curie was awarded Nobel prize twice.
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Polish people tend to marry young commencer à apprendre
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Average age of a bride in Poland is 24 years. It is nothing weird to have a Polish friend who marries at the age of 20.
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Over one third of Polish population does not live in Poland. Chicago is second largest Polish city in terms of Polish population
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Esperanto language was invented by a Pole commencer à apprendre
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The most popular artificial language was invented by Ludwik Zamenhof. Nowadays Esperanto is spoken by about ten million people worldwide.
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In Warsaw, precisely in the Old Town, there are benches which will play Chopin if you sit on them.
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Wieliczka salt mine is a gallery of salt sculptures located 125 metres underground.
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During the World War II, Polish boy scouts formed a paramilitary and liberated a concentration camp from Nazis.
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Warsaw rising from the ashes like a phoenix commencer à apprendre
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Warsaw was almost completely destroyed during the World War II, but thanks to 18th Century paintings the city was reconstructed the way it was built before. The Italian artist who painted Warsaw in 18th Century was Bernardo Bellotto.
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