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2023-04-22 11:40:38 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: E192543A6F39A12CD799BE4BC75488D69080DA658D0D0752C7C52427DBAFA96F
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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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