Both the United States and China plan to send robotic explorers to the south pole later this year, paving the way for human explorers to follow close behind.
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Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2026
Shackleton, one of history's most celebrated Antarctic explorers, died on Quest in 1922 at age 47.
For cat-averse travelers, the tiny Romano-Gothic Church of St Michael in the same square houses the Kotor Lapidarium, a collection of stone artifacts from the Illyro-Roman period to the end of the 18th century.
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Jonathan Wiggin,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Aug. 2026
Over the decades, the Motel Inn attracted generations of travelers, including celebrities such as Clint Eastwood, Lucille Ball, and Bob Hope.
But the word thug as a term for rogues and thieves lived on in English.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
31 Mar. 2026
Streetwise rogues in the mould of an enigmatic leader… there are certainly parallels between Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid and Tommy Shelby’s Peaky Blinders.
Hanging from the ceiling is a model of the Wright brothers’ first production airplane — the aviation pioneers were from nearby Dayton and an inspiration for Armstrong.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Aug. 2026
Nobu was one of the pioneers in promoting the concept of family sharing at dinner, and the menu encourages guests to do so.
Of all the former rascals, Symoné has enjoyed the longest and most successful career in entertainment.
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Andrew Walsh,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Jan. 2026
In the years since 2004’s Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, Penn’s carved out a niche embodying big-talking, attention-grabbing rascals who say inappropriate things, then shrug their way through the consequences.
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