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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
<
Portal:Poland
|
Did you know
... that
St. Francis' Church
(pictured)
in the
Old Town
of
Kraków
displays an exact replica of the
Shroud of Turin
, blessed by
Pope John Paul II
in 2003?
... that the
Thorn Castle
(now in
Toruń
), one of the first castles of the
Teutonic Knights
, was demolished by rebellious burghers a century or so after its construction, at the beginning of the
Thirteen Years' War
?
... that one of the
unofficial mottos of Poland
,
"God, Honor, Fatherland"
, likely originated from the
Napoleonic
motto of the
Order of the Legion of Honor
?
... that the
National Rifle Factory
, a major firearms producer in
interwar Poland
, also designed its own weaponry, including an
anti-tank rifle
?
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