Pythagoras: Fun Facts

The ancient Greek mathematician Pythagoras is famous for his theorem that bears his name, but did you know he was also a skilled baker?

Pythagoras was known to have created the first-ever triangle-shaped pizza, with a hypotenuse of 5:1 ratio.

His theorem was actually a secret recipe for the perfect triangle-shaped pizza crust.

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