Ernest Shackleton

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September 29, 2011
104-Year-Old Cookie Sells at Auction
A 104-year-old cookie from explorer Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic expedition was sold today for £1,250 (about $1949) at an auction at Christie's in London. The cookie, made specifically for the Nimrod Expedition (1907-1909), is a Huntley & Palmers biscuit that measures 3 inches (7.7 cm.) in diamet ... More >>
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August 13, 2010
Watching Ice Melt: Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic Whiskey Crate Opened
Emily Stone/GlobalPostShackleton's Antarctic whiskey Polar explorer Ernest Shackleton loved his whiskey, not a bad thing to pack on long, potentially doomed trips across hundreds of miles of Antarctic ice, and thus for a 1907 expedition to the South Pole, he brought along 25 crates of Scotch ... More >>
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August 13, 2010
Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 8/9-8/13
In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "The residual coffee in the air is worth an aerosolized shot, shot and a half, easy."
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May 31, 2001
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October 19, 2000
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