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This is an ode about Poland. Poland’s invasion by German wehrmacht without any prior declaration of war began world war II (lines 1-2). In November 1937, the first death sentence of world war II was passed by the Nazi’s on 2 polish women who had torn down Nazi placards (lines 3 & 4). Poland was stolen between 1772 and 1795 and erased from the map when it was divided between Russia, Prussia and Austria (lines 5-7). Roman Catholicism is so popular in Poland that there is a Television channel dedicated to the pope (line 8). It is the most important bird breeding ground in Europe with 25% of summer migrating birds around Europe breeding in Poland (lines 10 & 11). The polish king, Kazimierz Jagiellonczyk becamse known as the Father of Europe. Of his 9 children, one became a cardinal, 4: kings, one was canonized and the 3 daughters were married off to become mothers of the heirs of the greatest dynasties in western Europe (lines 12- 15). In 1573, the poles elected their King, Henry de valois, but the new king decided to return to France immediately after his coronation to rule as Henry III (lines 16 & 17). Ludwig Zamenhof, from Bralystok created the artificial language of Esperanto (line 20). Polish born Marinz Pudzianowski won the “world’s strongest man” Title five times (line 21). Nicolaus Copernicus, the famous 16th century astronomer who first suggested the sun was the center of our universe was born in Thorn, Royal Prussia, part of the Kingdom of Poland (line 22). Poland is the first country to adopt the constitution in Europe and 2nd ever in the world after the USA (May 3, 1791) but it lasted for only 14 months and 3 weeks. Referred to as “the last will and testament of the expiring country” (lines 24 & 25). The wieliczka Salt mine known as the “underground salt cathedral of Poland” is one of the oldest in the world (line 26). Bialowieza Primeval Forest is home to 800,000 European bison, Europe’s heaviest land animal. It is also Europe’s last ancient forest (lines 27). Piwnica Swidnicka is the oldest restaurant in Europe (line 28-29). The first polish vodkas appeared in the 11th century: gorzalks, used as medicines (line 30).