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- ... that zoologist Olive Swezy (pictured) appeared in the 1944 American Men of Science?
- ... that the communist-era science-fiction novel Małe zielone ludziki presents a futuristic depiction of Africa that reflects Polish perceptions of the continent during the Cold War?
- ... that Bill Pulte describes himself as the "inventor of Twitter philanthropy"?
- ... that the Andu Masjid, which might have been built as a women's mosque, banned the entry of women?
- ... that copies of 7 Wonders Duel sold twice as fast as the board game of which it is a spinoff?
- ... that Oliver Cromwell's decision in 1648 to launch the attack that became the Battle of Preston was an enormous gamble and hardly credible?
- ... that Allbirds invited Amazon to copy its materials after look-alikes appeared on the site?
- ... that Chinese embroiderers created seven tapestries about the Trojan War in the 1620s?
- ... that Jin the otter went loose for almost a month after escaping Auckland Zoo?
Ernest Shackleton (15 February 1874 – 5 January 1922) was an explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. He and three companions established a new record Farthest South latitude, 112 miles (180 km) from the South Pole, as part of the Nimrod Expedition of 1907–1909; Shackleton was knighted on his return home. He planned the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914–1917 but his ship, Endurance, became trapped in pack ice and then sank on 21 November 1915. The crew escaped and used the lifeboats to reach Elephant Island and ultimately the island of South Georgia in a stormy ocean voyage of more than 700 nautical miles (800 mi; 1,300 km), Shackleton's most famous exploit. He returned to the Antarctic in 1921 with the Shackleton–Rowett Expedition but died of a heart attack on South Georgia, where he was buried at his wife's request. This photograph of Shackleton was taken by George Charles Beresford before 1909.Photograph credit: George Charles Beresford; restored by Adam Cuerden
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