Ancient Biscuit Sold For £1,250 !

Here's an interesting story I bet you didn't expect to hear...

A 104 year old biscuit was taken on an expedition by a famous explorer, has been sold for a spectacular £1,250! The snack was one of many other supplies that were taken on Ernest Shackleton's ship, in an expedition to the Antarctic in 1907. This ordinary biscuit was found perfectly preserved in a hut where Shackleton was based during the expedition. I bet you would of thought that the biscuits tasted HORRID after all them years... However, the crew on the expedition ate the biscuits to keep their hunger at bay. Also for them to survive the rest of their exciting trip as well. So the snacks couldn't of tasted all that bad!

About 10 years ago, biscuit crumbs from yet another of Shackleton's expedition's were sold for an amazing amount of £7,637! This is the highest price that has been paid for a biscuit at an auction.
This goes to show what you can get out of an item that has been left abandoned for a while!

By Emily Booker SLWA