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The Interesting Number Paradox
is every number interesting?
Suppose some whole numbers are uninteresting. Then there would be a smallest uninteresting number. But being the smallest uninteresting number is itself an interesting property, so that number is interesting after all.
Source: A classic puzzle, retold by INFINITE SUM and fact-checked against our curated notes
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