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Street spirit: From Chopin to WWII, Poland’s shortest street has an intriguingly long history

From inspiring Chopin to being a key barricade in the Warsaw Uprising, it was not until 2010, almost half a century after its disappearance from the map, that Ul. Samborska had its street status restored and a plaque erected in its honour. Kalbar/TFN

Warsaw’s delightful little ul. Samborska (Samborska Street) is 22 metres long, 2.7 metres wide and doesn’t have a single building registered on it. It was not until 2010, almost half a century after it disappeared from the map that its street status was restored and a plaque erected in its honour.

Touching WWII love story between Polish musician and Scottish nurse uncovered after discovery of haunting waltz

The melancholy piece entitled A Girl’s Tears by musician Bolesław ‘Bollo’ Ilnicki was found in a Scottish hospital where he composed it for the nurse who had looked after him in 1940.

Stepping into history: a Lublin museum gives visitors the chance to dive into Poland’s rural past

From linen to a foxtrot, the museum brings the past back to life.

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Monte Cassino veteran and friend of Wojtek the bear dies aged 95

Ludwik Jaszczur, who was originally from the village of Blizne in Podkarpacie, died on Monday at his home in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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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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