He found his passion for promotion by exhibiting a woman who claimed to be 161 years old

One of the interesting facts about P. T. Barnum that must be mentioned is that he found his passion for advertising by displaying a woman who claims to be 161 years old. PT Barnum realized that he had a genuine interest in selling items in 1835. He received $1,000 in exchange for displaying Joice Heth, an elderly slave. She identifies as a 161-year-old former George's Washington Hospital nurse. Barnum seized the chance and took her on a tour of various cities in the Northeast of the country. He earns roughly $1,500 every week. Later, this was referred to as a hoax.

Barnum started his career in show business in 1835 by hiring Joice Heth, a blind slave who was supposedly the 161-year-old former nurse of George Washington. Barnum put Heth on a show in New York and gave her a tour of New England after referring to her as "the most amazing and interesting curiosity in the world." Barnum helped generate attention by spreading rumors that she is actually an autonomous robot controlled by a ventriloquist. People lined up to gaze at her emaciated frame and hear tales about her "Dear little George." Heth's secret was not made public until after she passed away in February 1836. She was identified as very possibly not being older than 80 years old during a public autopsy that Barnum conducted in exchange for 50 cents to cover medical expenses.