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2023-04-21 23:16:04 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 04D50A4D3D44B7D3B22D8F29E1CCDC8F07B1D0EA5A52AF7171608317748C1A9C
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Historians have been unable to find any evidence this advertisement ever existed: “Not only can no references be found to an original source, searching the Times itself leads to nothing”. Shackleton already had plenty of men to choose from. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/shackleton-probably-never-took-out-an-ad-seeking-men-for-a-hazardous-journey-5552379/
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