Rare Arctic Button Sells for $8,000  » Explorersweb

Rare Arctic Button Sells for $8,000  » Explorersweb

A button with extraordinary historical significance has fetched $8,225 (£6,000) at auction in the UK. At a glance, it just looks like an old brass button. However, this rare Arctic rescue button dates from the searches for the lost John Franklin expedition. Both Franklin's ships, HMS Terror and HMS Erebus, disappeared in 1845 while seeking the Northwest Passage. For years afterward, dozens of ships scoured the region in the hope of finding them.…

Button, button, who's got the button?

Wikipedia describes the (very old) English children's game. I wonder if there's a similar game in Germany. In any case, the Worcester News is definitely confused about how this game is played. Martin I. explains "This is a cookie acceptance dialog. It seems to struggle with labeling the buttons when the user's browser is not set to English ..."   In Dutch, Robert R. is playing a different game. "Duolingo is teaching users more than just langu…