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...that Pharmacy Salvator in Bratislava, Slovakia survived both World Wars and nationalization but closed after 102 years of operation after being privatized?
...that Slovak is an unincorporated community in Prairie County, Arkansas, United States?
...that the Trinitarian Church in Bratislava was built on the place of an older settlement which was demolished in 1529 due to the Ottoman wars?
...that Slovak Paradise National Park is home to more than 2,100 species of butterfly, resulting in the highest concentration in Slovakia?
...that tajchy, a network of 60 water reservoirs and more than 100 km of channels, was built in the 1700s to drain flooded silver mines in Banská Štiavnica?
...that of 43 people on board, the sole survivor of the 2006 Slovak Air Force Antonov An-24 crash was in the toilet at the time of the crash?
...that archaeologists discovered bones of at least seven people sacrificed by druids in Havránok?

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+*...that [[Pharmacy Salvator]] in [[Bratislava]], [[Slovakia]] survived both World Wars and [[nationalization]] but closed after 102 years of operation after being [[privatization|privatized]]?
-[[Image:Kosice (Slovakia) - State Theater 5.jpg|right|100px|The State Theatre in Košice, Slovakia]]
+*...that [[Slovak, Arkansas|Slovak]] is an [[unincorporated community]] in [[Prairie County, Arkansas|Prairie County]], [[Arkansas]], [[United States]]?
-<li>...that the '''[[Michael's Gate]]''' in [[Bratislava]] is the only gate that has been preserved of the medieval fortifications and ranks among the oldest town buildings?
+*...that the '''[[Trinitarian Church of Bratislava|Trinitarian Church]]''' in [[Bratislava]] was built on the place of an older settlement which was demolished in 1529 due to the [[Ottoman wars in Europe|Ottoman wars]]?
-<li>...that the ceiling of the '''[[State Theatre Košice]]''' is decorated with scenes from [[William Shakespeare]]'s tragedies [[Othello]], [[Romeo and Juliet]], [[King Lear]] and [[Midsummer Night's dream]]?
+*...that '''[[Slovak Paradise National Park]]''' is home to more than 2,100 species of [[butterfly]], resulting in the highest concentration in [[Slovakia]]?
-<li>...that with the '''[[Czechoslovak parliamentary election, 1946]]''', the last one before [[communist]] rule was established, voting age was lowered to 18 years, suffrage was granted only for citizens with Czech, Slovak or other Slav nationality (not for Czechoslovak citizens with German, Hungrarian or Jew nationality), only six political parties of National front were allowed (additional two were allowed a few moths before elections), and voting was compulsory?
+*...that '''[[tajchy]]''', a network of 60 water reservoirs and more than 100 km of channels, was built in the 1700s to drain flooded silver mines in [[Banská Štiavnica]]?
+*...that of 43 people on board, the sole survivor of the '''[[2006 Slovak Air Force Antonov An-24 crash]]''' was in the toilet at the time of the crash?
+*...that archaeologists discovered bones of at least seven people [[human sacrifice|sacrificed]] by [[druids]] in '''[[Havránok]]'''?