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2023-06-24 14:39:21 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: B493BC8BDFF8A3307D13C6EB3E216E1C232F9B5D2089F00BAC1E658E3BE4401A
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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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