📜The theorem is named after Pythagoras (570-495 BC), but Babylonians knew it 1000 years earlier
🏛️There are over 400 different proofs of the Pythagorean theorem, including one by President Garfield
📐The 3-4-5 triangle is called a 'Pythagorean triple' - all sides are whole numbers satisfying a²+b²=c²
🗼The Eiffel Tower's base was calculated using the Pythagorean theorem to ensure stability
🌍Ancient Egyptians used 3-4-5 triangles to create perfect right angles for the pyramids
🚀GPS systems use 3D versions of the theorem to calculate distances and your exact position
🎮Video games use this theorem constantly to calculate distances between objects on screen
∞There are infinitely many Pythagorean triples, generated by formulas discovered by Euclid