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The Mystery of Admiral Richard E. Byrd’s Giant Antarctic Snow Cruiser
Imagine an enormous 45,000-pound vehicle (length 17.0 meters – width 6.06 meters) with giant tires of 1,900 pounds each (height wheels retracted 3.7 meters – height wheels extended 4.9 meters) and powered by two 200-hp diesel engines. On top of that, it carries a Navy pursuit plane and it drives over the South Pole’s icy wastelands. That is exactly what…
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The Nazi Antarctic fortress: Base 211 and Operation Highjump
During the Second World War, the Nazis carried out a number of strange experiments with alleged technologies unknown to the rest of the world in their attempt to rule the world. They searched the planet for mythical artifacts and otherworldly technology hoping to come across a supreme power that would allow them to conquer the unconquerable. They searched the planet…
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