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TIL ants don’t take fall damage

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NXXoJ TIL the Greek myth of Perseus & Andromeda takes place in Ethiopia. In the story, Andromeda is the daughter of the king of Aethiopia (modern day Ethiopia). Andromeda is chained to a rock as a sacrifice to a sea monster, but is saved from death by Perseus, who marries her and takes her to Greece.
7gyZ TIL the tallest free-standing tower in the world, the Tokyo Sky Tree, had its final height chosen solely because of wordplay; several numbers were considered because of their alternate meanings, they ended up choosing 634m for “Musashi”
We4N TIL Legendary author Ray Bradbury was a descendant of Mary Bradbury, who was tried in the Salem Witch Trials of 1692.
x6p6g TIL that in the Battle of the Nile, Admiral Francois-Paul Brueys's hands, face, and arms were mauled by cannonfire: he continued to command, when a cannonball severed both his legs. He then ordered his men to strap him to an armchair and continued to order his men until his ship, L'Orient, blew up.
yQXEw TIL: The phenomenon of a shower curtain bursting inwards the bathtub with a running shower has not yet been explained, despite several theories.