The anecdotes behind the rise of Hemmingway's (apocryphal) "For Sale: Baby shoes. Never worn." story are fascinating.
Especially that Arthur C. Clarke played a role in the spread of the original story in the exact format that I first heard it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_sale%3A_baby_shoes%2C_never_worn
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