cuerdo
cuerdo t1_j5lm1fj wrote
Reply to comment by krukson 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
and without a CV
cuerdo t1_izovqci wrote
Reply to TIL In 1939 chess Grandmaster Miguel Najdorf started regular simultaneous blindfold exhibitions hoping that international news coverage would reconnect him with family in Poland. He succeeded in setting the record and getting international coverage but his family had already been killed by nazis. by SigmaGrooveJamSet
Failfully succeeded
cuerdo t1_j92vbvi wrote
Reply to TIL beavers are a keystone species, which means they play an important role in ecosystems by modifying the area in a way that is beneficial to plants and animals by jewkakasaurus
Humans will also be credited for being keystone of a ecosystem containing a great diversity of radioactive cockroaches.