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neoplastic_pleonasm t1_j5lfcau wrote

Reply to comment by LordAcorn in 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. by Pfeffer_Prinz

Or if merely collapsing the mine wasn't enough, they'd pack explosives in it and set them off. It's where we get the word landmine.

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Daniel_The_Thinker t1_j5lnv8r wrote

One of those held the record for largest non nuclear explosion for most of the 20th century.

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