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TIL of Henry Shrapnel (1761–1842) whose name entered the English language as the inventor of the shrapnel shell. In 1784 he invented “spherical case” ammunition: a hollow cannonball filled with lead shot that burst in mid-air. It lent the term shrapnel to to fragmentation in general ever since.
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>I say, young man, do you have a piece of shrapnel lodged within you? Would you like to?
– Henry Shrapnel, probably
“You know what’s worse than getting hit by one bullet?” -Henry
He looks pretty happy and comfortable after creating a horrible weapon that’s caused massive amounts of human suffering