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A 21-year-old Norwegian woman has become the youngest person to ski alone to the South Pole, only to find it "a little ugly" ...

1595: Henry IV of France declares war on Spain. 1601: France gains Bresse, Bugey, Valromey and Gex in a treaty with Spain. 1706: Birth of Benjamin Franklin in Boston, Massachusetts. 1718: An avalanche ...

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OSLO—A 21-year-old Norwegian woman has become the youngest person to ski alone and without assistance to the South Pole, only ...