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In 1914, explorer Ernest Shackleton and his 27-man crew set sail on a journey to Antarctica. Their mission? To become the first people to ever cross the entire continent, which is roughly 1.3 ...

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These images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest show just why penguins have waddled into our hearts ...

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