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TIL that the Museum of Broken Relationships in Zagreb, Croatia, displays artifacts from past relationships that ended. The exhibits, contributed by people worldwide, tell unique stories of love, loss, and closure, offering a poignant insight into the universal experiences of breakups and moving on.

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