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Eg4yp TIL the first known résumé was written by Leonardo da Vinci, when applying to be a military engineer for the Duke of Milan. It's mainly just a list of his designs for siege weapons (including trebuchets). He briefly mentions his art: "In painting, I can do everything possible." He got the job.
R7yM6 TIL that Fidel Castro, aged 14, once wrote to Roosevelt to ask for $10.
N7JX8 TIL that Fidel Castro, aged 14, wrote a letter to John F Kennedy to ask for 10 dollars.