3950 - Baden, Aargau, Switzerland

There are many places in Europe called Baden so this Baden is sometimes refered to as Baden bei Zürich (Baden near Zürich), or Baden im Aargau (Baden in the Aargau). There are 19 000 people living here and the town is known for its mineral hot springs, which have been used since the Roman Empire. It is located in northern Switzerland so German is the main language, however the German is a local dialect called Alemannic Swiss-German.

FC Baden is the local football team and they play in the 1.Liga Classic, the fourth tier of the Swiss football system. They played in the Promotion League the previous year but finished second last and were regulated. The club, formally known as Fussballclub Baden, was established in 1897. They play at Esp Stadium which can hold 7000 spectators (only 1000 seated).

For women's professional sports, Baden Basket 54 plays in the SB League Women, the highest tier of women's basketball in Switzerland.

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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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