- ... that during the Battle of Yevenes, Polish lancers of the Legion of the Vistula (pictured) lost all their banners, which caused the dissolution of the regiment?
- ... that thanks to its well-preserved medieval fortifications, the town of Paczków is called the Polish Carcassonne?
- ... that light-cavalrymen of the Polish 1st Light Cavalry Regiment of the Imperial Guard saved Napoleon's life at least three times?
- ... that the Broadway play Irena's Vow tells the story of Irena Gut, a Polish nurse who during World War II saved twelve Jews from the Holocaust at the risk of her own life?
- ... that Independent Students Union was the student arm of Polish opposition movement Solidarity?