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Put a Pin in it: How to Future-Proof Your Career

David Elikwu
Aug 23, 2023
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In the 1920s, every bowling alley hired young boys to reset the pins and return balls while people were playing.

Bowling was becoming incredibly popular, but in order for people to keep playing, someone had to be down at the end of the lane risking their shins and fingers to set the pins up and keep the balls flowing. So those 'pin boys' made a nice buck.

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