February 16th, 2010 by TK
As vicious as it is brutal, Antarctica is a unique gem.It is the only continent of Earth unsoiled by the wars of man.However, even though Antarctica encompasses a larger area than the United States and Europe together, violent deaths are more common that those by natural causes, as the temperatures are too low to accommodate [...]
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January 16th, 2010 by TK
It was over a century ago when a whaling ship called the ‘Antarctic’ found itself anchored along the arctic, volcanic coast in the Ross Sea. It sent a longboat to shore.On January 24, 1895, in their quest to travel to unknown seas with the purpose of slaughtering whales, a landing group, led by Captain Leonard [...]
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January 15th, 2010 by TK
There is one commonality between Dallas, Texas and the South Pole; both get to see 100 degree temperatures in July.But that will be 100 degrees below zero at the South Pole.Human flesh that is exposed to the cold can freeze in a matter of seconds.
Amazingly, twenty-eight people spend six months of their lives at the [...]
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