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Letter in a bottle sparks hunt for Polish teens after being found on Croatian beach

Dated 31 July 2015, the letter which was found hidden on New Year’s Day among rocks and old logs began: "I am Marysia, and I am Monia. We live in Poland, near Kraków." Barbara Lazar

Dated 31 July 2015, the letter which was found hidden on New Year’s Day among rocks and old logs on the Croatian island of Pag began: "I am Marysia, and I am Monia. We live in Poland, near Kraków." Now the woman who found the letter would like to meet them.

Pharmaceutical bottle with herbal ‘heart’ drops from the 1930s found at bottom of river

VIDEO: Archaeologists from the Stanisław Staszic Regional Museum in Piła stumbled upon the discovery while combing through the river Gwda in western Poland.

Coca-Cola arrived in Poland 50 years ago this week and brought with it a taste of freedom

When the drink first rolled off the production line at a brewery in Warsaw 50 years ago this week, it marked a huge change for ordinary Poles, for whom Coca-Cola quenched their thirst for freedom, albeit symbolically.

Builders find message in a bottle hidden in Gdańsk train station wall

Builders stumbled upon the bottle during renovations at the city’s Central Train Station. Inside was a handwritten note referring to the tragic 1970 protests which led to over 40 deaths.

House of Beer: fishing fan builds lakeside eco-house from recycled booze bottles

Built almost entirely from empty wine and beer bottles, the house in Jasło has been christened KARP and will be used by local fishermen.

Harrowing WWII letter in a bottle found hidden inside train station wall

The letter, dated 15 March 1941, was written by two Polish men, whose names and dates of birth are in the text. Local officials are now trying to tack down their descendants.

Łodź girl throws message in a bottle into the sea and eight months later gets a PRESENT from man who found it in Germany

Julia threw her bottled message into the Baltic after hearing tales of sailors on the high seas from her uncle. After not hearing anything back she assumed it had been lost to the waves. But then the surprised 7-year-old received a package.

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Over 25 ‘priceless’ engravings return to Gdańsk after they were feared lost forever

Dating from between the 16th and 19th century, the director of the National Museum in Gdańsk described the collection as being ‘entwined with the museum’s DNA’. He said: “It is with this collection that the whole institution began.”

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Rzeszów scientists develop phone battery that charges in eight minutes and lasts 68 YEARS!

Produced by The Batteries, the new technology has already been dubbed “a game changer” by the industry press, with the firm hoping to begin large-scale production once work on their “pilot factory” is finished.

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