In Poland, people generally peel bananas from the blossom end and not the stem end.

Poland shares its borders with no less than seven countries: Russia, Lithuania, Belarus, Slovakia, Ukraine, the Czech Republic and Germany.

Poland has had many capital cities in its time. These have included Gniezno, Poznan, Krakow and Warsaw. Lublin has been the capital twice – after both World Wars.

Geographically, Poland is not actually in Eastern Europe – it is in fact in the very centre of Europe.

In Poland, one’s “Name Day” – imieniny – is considered a far more important occasion than one’s birthday.

Poland’s national symbol is the white-tailed eagle.

The name “Poland” originates from the name of the tribe Polanie. This tribe used to inhabit the Western part of what we now call Poland, and originally meant “people living in open fields”.

The most “World’s Strongest Man” winners are from Poland.

People of Polish descent have won 17 noble prizes, including four for peace and five for literature.