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Leonardo da Vinci, one of the greatest minds of the Renaissance period, and even earning the title of the Renaissance Man for his contributions.

Most people know Leonardo da Vinci for his paintings such as the Mona Lisa and Last Supper, but he actually excelled in both science and the arts. Leonardo da Vinci saw everything through math, and applied mathematics to his art pieces. Similarly, he applied artistic principles to his inventions.

Leonardo da Vinci was a genius beyond his time. His craft was so complex and intricate, that people in the present are still looking for hidden messages in his works. Even though he’s been long gone, Leonardo da Vinci’s brilliance and genius outlive him to the present. We may never crack the mysteries of the Da Vinci code, but we can still appreciate him as one of the pioneering faces of the Renaissance.

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0:16 Who is Leonardo da Vinci, the Renaissance Man?
0:50 Leonardo da Vinci first proposed the contact lenses in 1508.
1:30 Leonardo da Vinci is called the Renaissance Man.
2:18 Leonardo da Vinci had multiple occupations and titles.
3:00 His paintings made his mentor retire.
3:25 He has numerous famous paintings.
3:42 Da Vinci invented painting by numbers.
4:06 Someone stole the Mona Lisa on August 21, 1911.
4:48 Leonardo da Vinci was almost executed.
5:06 No one is sure where the Mona Lisa was painted.
5:26 Mona Lisa’s expression has been decoded.
6:07 Leonardo da Vinci was an illegitimate child.
6:38 Mona Lisa holds a Guinness World Record.
7:01 Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper painting is not in a museum.
7:22 No one knows for sure who Mona Lisa is.
7:48 Mona Lisa’s smile holds many mysteries.
8:17 Leonardo da Vinci was a prolific inventor.
8:46 Leonardo da Vinci wrote his ideas backwards to avoid plagiarism.
9:20 His famous self-portrait might not actually be him. 
9:56 Leonardo da Vinci had a logical view of life. 
10:13 Leonardo da Vinci started young.
10:50 Leonardo da Vinci grew up with his father.
11:12 Da Vinci is not a real surname.
11:29 It is believed that Leonardo da Vinci died of a stroke.
11:56 The King of France had a strange story about Leonardo da Vinci.
12:12 Leonardo da Vinci had a feud with Michelangelo.
12:34 Leonardo kind of predicted the future.
12:57 Leonardo da Vinci had a very specific burial wish.
13:22 Bill Gates bought Da Vinci's 72-page illustrated manuscript.
13:55 Leonardo DiCaprio's mother named him after Leonardo da Vinci.

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