Iliad Trojan Horse Troy fall later sources

The Trojan Horse is not actually in the Iliad

The Iliad tells only a short part of the Trojan War near its end. It does not tell how Troy falls, and the Trojan Horse never appears in it. The famous horse story comes from other sources.

An octopus can flash a warning without changing color

Under ⅓ Second

A blue-ringed octopus can reveal its brilliant blue warning rings in less than a third of a second. But it does not need to create new pigment. Tiny muscles uncover reflective structures that were hidden beneath its skin. The rings were there all along—the octopus simply switches them into view.

The Arctic tern makes the longest known bird migration

At Least 19,000 Km

An Arctic tern flies at least 19,000 kilometers from its Arctic breeding grounds to Antarctica and back each year. By moving between the far north and far south, it experiences two summers every year.

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Iliad Trojan Horse Troy fall later sources

The Trojan Horse is not actually in the Iliad

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