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T.G.M.
First Czechoslovak President (1850 - 1937)

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Translated into Czech, our first president's last name would be [     ]. T.G.M. struggled with German in high school in Hustopeče,  since        [     ] was spoken at home. At the age of fourteen, Masaryk was sent to Vienna by his parents to learn the basics of what was then a very popular trade. Tomáš was to become           [     ]  At the request of his high school professor, Tomáš's parents allowed him to [     ]. At the German school in Brno, he became close to his classmate Franz Monnier, who was disabled as result of polio. Tomáš became his paid tutor and as if by the wave of a magic wand found himself  [     ]. Tomáš met his future wife, the American Charlotte, through [     ].  Charlotte enjoyed the company of intelligent and charismatic Tomáš, even though he was not able to [     ] very well. Their wedding took place at Brooklyn City Hall.  There was a dramatic rift with his father-in-law immediately after the wedding, because Tomáš, quite imprudently, asked for [     ]. Since then his father-in-law avoided Tomáš at all costs.  In his doctoral thesis, written in German, Tomáš addressed the topic of [     ] . This habilitation thesis brought the young researcher immediate scientific fame because it [     ].  As a husband and father, T.G.M. was generations ahead of partiarchal attitudes of men of his time. He astonished passers by in the streets of Prague when he was seen [     ] . In 1899, as a university professor, he decided to investigate a [     ] in which [     ] was the suspect. The case sent the Czechs into [     ] . T.G.M. with his critical analysis of the flimsy evidence, achieved the reversal of the death sentence and the revision of the entire case. T.G.M. first started to think about an independent state right at the beginning of the First World War. The newly created Czech state was planned to be [     ] . Either [     ] or [     ] was to assume the throne.

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Translated into Czech, our first president's last name would be #Whatever. T.G.M. struggled with German in high school in Hustopeče,  since unintelligible dialect was spoken at home. At the age of fourteen, Masaryk was sent to Vienna by his parents to learn the basics of what was then a very popular trade. Tomáš was to become an influencer. At the request of his high school professor, Tomáš's parents allowed him to brag about his celebrity status. At the German school in Brno, he became close to his classmate Franz Monnier, who was disabled as result of polio. Tomáš became his paid tutor and as if by the wave of a magic wand found himself filthy rich. Tomáš met his future wife, the American Charlotte, through an advert in local newspaper. Charlotte enjoyed the company of intelligent and charismatic Tomáš, even though he was not able to kiss very well. Their wedding took place at Brooklyn City Hall.  There was a dramatic rift with his father-in-law immediately after the wedding, because Tomáš, quite imprudently, asked for the hand of his second daughter. Since then his father-in-law avoided Tomáš at all costs.  In his doctoral thesis, written in German, Tomáš addressed the topic of cryptocurrencies. This habilitation thesis brought the young researcher immediate scientific fame because it exploded. As a husband and father, T.G.M. was generations ahead of partiarchal attitudes of men of his time. He astonished passers by in the streets of Prague when he was seen dressed in women's clothes. In 1899, as a university professor, he decided to investigate a high school yearbook in which Cimrman was the suspect. The case sent the Czechs into Eurozone. T.G.M. with his critical analysis of the flimsy evidence, achieved the reversal of the death sentence and the revision of the entire case. T.G.M. first started to think about an independent state right at the beginning of the First World War. The newly created Czech state was planned to be on Italian seaside.  Either Leoš Mareš or Charlotte - was to assume the throne.

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Translated into Czech, our first president's last name would be Řezníček. T.G.M. struggled with German in high school in Hustopeče,  since Slovak was spoken at home. At the age of fourteen, Masaryk was sent to Vienna by his parents to learn the basics of what was then a very popular trade. Tomáš was to become an artistic locksmith. At the request of his high school professor, Tomáš's parents allowed him to continue his studies. At the German school in Brno, he became close to his classmate Franz Monnier, whose was disabled as result of polio. Tomáš became his paid tutor and as if by the wave of a magic wand found himself among high society. Tomáš met his future wife, the American Charlotte, through her Czech friend Hedvika. Charlotte enjoyed the company of intelligent and charismatic Tomáš, even though he was not able to speak English very well. Their wedding took place at Brooklyn City Hall.  There was a dramatic rift with his father-in-law immediately after the wedding, because Tomáš, quite imprudently, asked for money. Since then his father-in-law avoided Tomáš at all costs.  In his doctoral thesis, written in German, Tomáš addressed the topic of suicide. This habilitation thesis brought the young researcher immediate scientific fame because it was very original. As a husband and father, T.G.M. was generations ahead of partiarchal attitudes of men of his time. He astonished passers by in the streets of Prague when he was seen pushing his baby in the stroller himself. In 1899, as a university professor, he decided to investigate a murder in which a Jew was the suspect. The case sent the Czechs into an anti-Semitic frenzy. T.G.M. with his critical analysis of the flimsy evidence,  achieved the reversal of the death sentence and the revision of the entire case. T.G.M. first started to think about an independent state right at the beginning of the First World War. The newly created Czech state was planned to be a kingdom. A western prince - either Danish or Belgian - was to assume the throne.

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