Hot air balloon

Hot air balloon

In 1897, 3 Swedes attempted to be the first people to reach the North Pole. They traveled by a hot air balloon but crashed after 65 hours. 33 years later, a ship discovered their camp, along with their dead bodies, journal, and camera. They'd survived for weeks by killing and eating polar bears.

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