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Remembering Bronisław Czech: The Polish Olympic Skier Sent to a Nazi Death Camp 80 Years Ago

What’s special about June 14?  Well, it’s essentially a day where hell became a real place on earth 80 years ago. That place was called Auschwitz. Because on June 14, 1940, the Germans brought 728 Polish political prisoners to the Auschwitz camp, which was still under construction at the time. Among them was a man named Bronisław Czech. Bronisław Czech is […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | June 26, 2020
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Mother and Her 2 Daughters Killed in Tragic Accident at Ski Resort in Poland

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A 52-year-old woman and her two daughters aged 15 and 21 were killed on Monday in Bukowina Tatrzanska, a ski resort in southern Poland when high winds tore the roof off a ski rental shop. The mother and her 15-year-old daughter died at the scene, while the 21-year-old died later in hospital, Polish media reported. A fourth victim, the father […]

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SnowBrains | February 11, 2020
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Deadly Lightning Storm Likened to a ‘Terror Attack’ Kills 5 and Injures 150 in Polish Mountains

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Two people remained missing Friday in southern Poland after a deadly thunderstorm with multiple lightning strikes hit the Tatra Mountains, killing five and injuring over 150, reports the AP. The Thursday afternoon thunderstorm came suddenly on a day that had begun with clear weather. Related: When Lightning Strikes: This Simple Advice Could Save Your Life “This is a situation that can be compared […]

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WeatherBrains | August 23, 2019
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VIDEO: Sweaty Palm Inducing Footage of Mountaineer Climbing 9,800-Foot Sheer Face

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I don’t know about you, but watching this mountaineer climb a 9,800-feet sheer rock face is certainly making my palms sweaty! The footage was captured by Arkadiusz Ceremuga on Żabi Koń in Poland. Ceremuga claims that he felt no fear while climbing and instead felt a deep zen wash over him. Okay, buddy.

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Steven Agar | June 6, 2018
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Full Moon Mountain Biking with Wolves in the Polish Mountains

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Steven Agar | May 4, 2018
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Climbers Caught in Avalanche on Whitehorn Mountain, BC Call Poland for Help and are Successfully Rescued

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BC emergency dispatchers were surprised to get a call from the Polish Embassy in Ottawa, urging them to send rescuers to a mountain in the BC Rockies where two climbers had been caught in an avalanche, reports CBC. Robson Valley Search and Rescue manager Dale Mason says the pair were climbing Whitehorn Mountain, near Mt. Robson, on Monday morning when they were […]

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AvyBrains | April 27, 2018
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Why Nobody Wants to Host the 2022 Olympics

Next summer, the IOC (International Olympic Committee) will have its election deciding which city will have the honor of hosting the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. It’ll come down to a narrow race between two host cities. Yet I may need to […]

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Michael Etezadi | January 8, 2015
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