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12 Dec 2009 11:07

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Offbeat: A fresh-faced teen wants to walk to the South Pole. Nice knowin’ ya.

Katie Walter, 17, wants to do better than Ernest Shackleton on the way to the South Pole. She has no plans to become an icicle. source

27 Oct 2009 20:33

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Offbeat: Anyone want some of Ernest Shackleton’s old whiskey? It’s on ice!

The failed Antarctic explorer’s whiskey supply has been stuck near the south pole for 100 years. Which means that it’s REALLY good scotch. source