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TIL that Julius Caesar had a comb-over which he was self-conscious about

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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.
jNdjn TIL George Stathakis went down Niagara Falls in a barrel. However, the barrel got stuck behind a curtain of water and he could not be recovered for 18 hours. He only had air supply for eight hours and died of suffocation. Stathakis went down with his 150 year old turtle, which survived the ordeal.
5VlgB TIL WW1 Flying Ace Frank Luke ranks 2nd to Eddie Rickenbacker but did it in only 8 days while Rickenbacker flew more patrols and more combat hours than any other pilot in the entire war
0wQwj TIL a NASA-funded research project led to a dolphin being given LSD, and sexual encounters between the dolphin and the scientist
lb05 TIL that to avoid using the German-sounding word “hamburger” during WW2, American’s used the term “Liberty Steak”.