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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/celticdude234 on 2025-05-08 16:20:01+00:00.

Original Title: TIL - Trebuchets are actually just a classification of catapult and no definition of catapult specifies how any particular design is meant to store or release potential energy, meaning it’s never wrong to call a trebuchet a catapult.