Europe's tallest statue of the Virgin Mary has been unveiled in a small Polish village. Towering over the rural landscape at 55.6 metres high, the monument, which was built by a wealthy local couple, is taller than Rio de Janeiro's famous Christ the Redeemer.

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Poland is putting its military strength on full display. Nearly 2,000 troops, more than 300 vehicles and over 60 aircraft are set to take part in the country’s largest-ever military parade. F-35 fighter jets will headline the showcase of Warsaw’s rapidly expanding defense capabilities.

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OTD in 1945 Japan surrendered to the USA, 6 days after the USSR declared war on them. They preferred to be occupied by a country that had just dropped 2 nukes on them... than the USSR

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OTD in 2008 we threatened to nuke Poland if they kept threatening to defend themselves against our nukes. Threatening to defend yourself is very aggressive & means we must threaten to attack you in response.

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She mapped the stars and became one herself. Elżbieta Heweliusz, widely recognized as Poland’s first female astronomer, co-created a landmark catalog of 1,888 stars.

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