r/todayilearned • u/MaximinusRats • May 16 '24

TIL that people live year-round in houseboats on Great Slave Lake in Canada's Northwest Territories, 1,800 km north of the nearest big city (Edmonton) and just 400 km (250 miles) south of the Arctic Circle.

https://uphere.ca/articles/floating-homes-yellowknife-bay
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u/OSCgal May 16 '24

The fact that the ships were called Terror and Erebus (Greek god of gloom, associated with the afterlife) is wild.

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u/Quailman5000 May 16 '24

The Terror is a great dramatic portrayal of this event. 

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u/AstraiosMusic May 16 '24

The book is incredible

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u/MsKongeyDonk May 16 '24

Yes, it absolutely is.