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TIL postwar Warsaw, Poland was rebuilt using 18th century paintings.

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JYJLl TIL of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, with only two citizens, it has been described as the smallest sovereign state in the world. It has Observer Status at the UN and has its own currency, passports, and postage stamps. It claims continuity from a crusader order over 900 years old.
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