Urban legend has it that Ernest Shackleton placed an advertisement in the London Times that garnered 5,000 applications.
That’s not the weird part.
What is strange is that anyone – much less 5,000 people – would answer this December 29, 1913 ad which read:
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You’re Dying but You Will Live Forever
The other day I get this piece of advice from a YouTuber.
He says to subtract your age from 90.
Multiply that number by 365.
That’s approximately how many days you have left before you die forever.
How to Get TONS of Free Publicity
This tactic isn’t for everyone.
And I’m not sure I even recommend it.
You’re Missing This and It’s Costing You
First there were taxis.
Then there was Uber and Lyft.
The market is maxed, right?
There’s nothing left to invent.
But wait…
Is it Okay to Eat Cheese from 1893?
This is the headline I clicked on, expecting to be taken to an article.
Maybe someone had found some cheese in a cave or a forgotten refrigerator, and it was dated 1893. Or maybe a family or business had been saving a precious cheese for over 125 years, and now they were ready to taste it.