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• February 25, 2011 mypenguina has been to Timbuktu Manuscripts
  

  Tombouctou, Mali

  Timbuktu Manuscripts

  Ancient Manuscripts showcase the civilization of West Africans during the Middle Ages

  Hundreds of thousands of ancient manuscripts have been collected in Timbuktu, Mali, the legendary city founded as a commercial center in West Africa nine hundred years ago. Hidden in cellars... »

  Unique Collections | Edited by Madiha Bataineh, Annetta and others

• February 25, 2011 mypenguina has been to Shackleton's Antarctic Hut
  

  Shackleton's Antarctic Hut

  Nimrod Polar Expedition base, and home to hundred-year-old frozen whisky

  Ernest Shackleton's stash of hundred-year-old booze was discovered buried in the ice under the explorer's Antarctic base camp. In January 2010 workers from the New Zealand Antarctic Heritage Trust... »

  Architectural Oddities, Eccentric Homes, Dead Explorers | Edited by Annetta, Nicholas Jackson and others