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  2. Franklin's lost expedition - Wikipedia

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    The body is found with Peglar's diary, but thought to be a different man because of his uniform. Inuit tell McClintock that a ship wreck came ashore and was much salvaged, and another with many dead bodies inside sank abruptly and was little salvaged; the Inuit who ate from tins in the second ship became ill and several died. [138] [unreliable ...

  3. Pyramus and Thisbe - Wikipedia

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    Ovid's is the oldest surviving version of the story, published in 8 AD, but he adapted an existing aetiological myth.While in Ovid's telling Pyramus and Thisbe lived in Babylon, and Ctesias had placed the tomb of his imagined king Ninus near that city, the myth probably originated in Cilicia (part of Ninus' Babylonian empire) as Pyramos is the historical Greek name of the local Ceyhan River.

  4. The Wreck of the Mary Deare - Wikipedia

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    First UK edition (publ. Collins) The Wreck of the Mary Deare (in the UK published as The Mary Deare) is a 1956 novel written by British author Hammond Innes, [1] which was later adapted as a film starring Gary Cooper released in 1959 by MGM. [2]

  5. Burke and Wills expedition - Wikipedia

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    Gray was ill, but Burke thought he was "gammoning" (pretending). On 25 March on the Burke River (just south of what is now the town of Boulia), Gray was caught stealing skilligolee (a type of watery porridge) and Burke beat him. By 8 April, Gray could not walk; he died on 17 April of dysentery at a place they called Polygonum Swamp.

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    Explore daily insights on the USA TODAY crossword puzzle by Sally Hoelscher. Uncover expert takes and answers in our crossword blog.

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  8. Sir Balin - Wikipedia

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    Prior to his tragic end, this ill-fated knight contrives to inflict a "Dolorous Stroke" with the Holy Lance, the spear that pierced Christ upon the Cross, thus setting the scene for the Post-Vulgate version of the search for the Holy Grail. Merlin tells Arthur that had he lived, Balin would have been the best and bravest knight.

  9. Sakhalin Husky - Wikipedia

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    The Sakhalin Husky was thrust into the world spotlight during the ill-fated 1958 Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition. An emergency evacuation resulted in the abandonment of 15 Sakhalin Huskies at Showa Antarctic Research Station.

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