stackyFACTSEven brilliant historical minds had to grovel for employment. In the late fifteenth century, the legendary polymath wrote a highly exaggerated letter to the Duke of Milan, aggressively listing his mechanical skills and casually burying his painting abilities, establishing the grand tradition of fluffing one's credentials.
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