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A new board game to be released in February will help young Poles understand the hardships of life under communism.
Unlike "Monopoly " which glorifies capitalism, "Kolejka"/queue recalls the austerity of life during the cold war.
Players wanting to buy basic goods may have supplies run out before they reach the counter. Instead of a bed, they may be offered stools. Players needing the shop's last pair of shoes can get edged out by someone holding a "mother with small child" or "friend in government" card.
"We may laugh at it today, but it was not funny for them, when they were wasting their lives in lines," said a woman.
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Polish composer and national hero Fryderyk Chopin suffered wild hallucinations during his life.
Now Spanish researchers speculate that he had temporal lobe epilepsy.
Cystic fibrosis has long been blamed as the cause of his death in 1849 at the age of 39.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12265573
