3332 - Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy

Cagliari is found in the southern part of Sardinia. There are about 150 000 people who live there, and 420 000 in the metropolitan area.

It's an ancient city and it is estimated there has been a city on this site for 5000 years.

Cagliari was the capital city of the Kingdom of Sardinia from 1324 to 1848. Today it is cultural, educational, political, and artistic centre. It's also Sardinia's economic and industrial hub. The port of Cagliari is one of the biggest in the Mediterranean. The University of Cagliari was founded in 1607, and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cagliari has been in existence since the 5th century CE.

Cagliari is home to Cagliari Calcio football club. They won the Italian League back in 1970. Cagliari Calcio has bounced around the Italian leagues several times due to regulation, or because they qualified to move up. In 2022-23, Cagliari won the Serie B playoffs and will play in Serie A for 2023-24.

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3584 - Blaine, Minnesota, United States of America

The sender was in Las Vegas recently and bought this card from The Mob Museum. The Mob Museum, officially known as the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, is located in downtown Las Vegas. It open in 2012. It features artifacts, stories, and the history of organized crime in the United States, but also the actions and initiatives by law enforcement to prevent such crimes. The museum is found at the former Las Vegas Post Office and Courthouse, which was built in 1933. The quote on this card was from John Gotti. John Gotti (1940-2002) was the mafioso and boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City. After ordering the killing of Gambino boss Paul Catellano in 1985, he took over the family and led what was the United States' most powerful crime syndicate. He was known as The Teflon Don after three high profile trials in the 1980s resulted in acquittals. Later it was revealed that the trials had been tainted by jury tampering, juror misconduct, and...

3564 - Kassel, Hesse, Germany

A wonderful message on this card that translates to to those wh o can wait, everything comes with time.

3566 - Bakhmach, Chernihiv, Ukraine

Bakhmach is locarted in northern Ukraine. I'm taking this next paragraph straight out of Wikipedia: During the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 26, 2022, at least 65 units of Russian military equipment moved through Bakhmach, with about a hundred more on the outskirts. Local residents tried to stop the convoy on their own by blocking tank tracks with makeshift objects and convincing Russian soldiers not to move towards Kyiv . One man attempted to climb onto a tank and block the road with his body (he was not hurt). However, the military equipment continued to move, and Russian forces fired several shots into the air. Слава Україні!

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