- ... that the mandatory 13 brothers moved into the Mogiła Abbey (cloister pictured) around 1225?
- ... that although the Mongols won the Battle of Tursko in 1241, at first the Polish forces managed to capture the enemy camp?
- ... that kosynierzy, a war scythe-wielding peasantry militia, became one of the symbols of the struggle for Polish independence?
- ... that the Polish question was a major recurring issue in European diplomacy for well over a century, following the partitions of Poland in the late 18th century?