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A brief Story of Endurance, Ernest Shackleton's Ship

An Endurance22 expedition has achieved its goal of finding the world's most challenging shipwreck. Endurance ship found off the coast of Antarctica. The wreck of Sir Ernest Shackleton's Endurance Ship, which was trapped in sea ice before sinking in 1915, has been found off the coast of Antarctica. This is then referred to as the "pole milestone" The Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust said the ship was found at a depth of 3,008 meters, about four miles south of the position originally recorded by the ship's Captain Frank Worsley. The mission to find Endurance in the Weddell Sea began in Cape Town, South Africa, in February, a month after the 100th anniversary of Sir Ernest's death on a mission to find it. "The Endurance22 expedition has achieved its goal. We have made polar history with the discovery of Endurance, and successfully completed the world's most challenging shipwreck search," said Dr John Shears, expedition leader. "In addition, we

The Benefits of Banana Stems: In Indonesia They Are Thrown Away, In US They Have A High Selling Value

Banana tree trunks are very much found in Indonesia. The trunk of a banana tree is also called 'debog' or 'gedebok' - in Javanese and Indonesian. For the people of Indonesia, banana tree trunks are usually not used. After the bananas ripen and turn yellow on the tree and then harvested, the debok or banana tree trunk is usually just thrown away. The trunk of this tree will be cut into small and short sections, then discarded or left to rot in the garden. But be prepared to think, Gedebok or banana tree trunks have many health benefits. Abroad, for example in the United States, banana tree trunks are priced at high prices. The reason is the benefits of banana tree trunks or the properties and content in them can be used as medicinal ingredients and even consumed or eaten. The trunk of the banana tree turns out to have many benefits, as a medicinal herb and delicious food. Based on information compiled from various sources, in America, United States (US), banana tree tru