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TIL of a colony of ants with no queen, no males and no offspring, comprised entirely of non-reproductive females, that live in a disused nuclear bunker in Poland. The colony is supplemented by ants falling through hole in the ventilation which cannot escape.

by whatilearned May 5, 2022, 4:02 am

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TIL Robin Williams called Steven Spielberg every week and did stand-up to cheer him up while he was working on the principal photography in Poland for Schindler’s List.

by whatilearned April 25, 2022, 2:20 pm

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If Russia attacked Poland from the rear

by cringeyjokesman April 12, 2022, 11:47 pm

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Russian tourist goes to Poland

by cringeyjokesman April 12, 2022, 12:15 am

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TIL that Slovakia also invaded Poland on Sept. 1, 1939, the same day as Nazi Germany.

by whatilearned March 17, 2022, 1:19 am

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TIL WWII partly started because of several false flag attacks by the German SS impersonating Polish soldiers against Germany. Hitler needed a reason to attack Poland but there wasn’t one so he got the SS to make a reason for him.

by whatilearned March 10, 2022, 4:18 pm

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TIL that the Baltic countries (Estonia,Latvia and Lithuania) as well as Poland each have a “framework” NATO country that is the leader/primary provider of troops/support with specific secondary NATO countries providing further support. Ex: Latvia has Canada as framework country. Estonian – UK

by whatilearned March 4, 2022, 1:25 pm

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TIL of the “Christ of Europe”, a Polish concept that sees Poland as a Christ-like martyr for the sins of Europe owing to the historical oppression suffered by the Polish people

by whatilearned March 2, 2022, 12:50 pm

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75 years ago, Hitler invaded Poland. Here’s how it happened.

by HistoryBuff February 25, 2022, 2:00 pm

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TIL the film All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) was banned from Poland because censors felt it was “pro-German”. Ironically enough it was also banned in Nazi Germany for being “anti-German”

by whatilearned February 25, 2022, 6:11 am

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TIL about the Phoney War: When the Nazis invaded Poland and moved into Eastern Europe, the Allies were almost entirely inactive — until Hitler started attacking them directly.

by whatilearned February 24, 2022, 9:31 pm

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Isn’t what Putin is doing with Ukraine the same thing Hitler did with Poland in 1939?

by QuestionGuy February 24, 2022, 2:17 am

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