The Mystery of 42 is Solved

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyG8Vlw5aAw

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42 was the last remaining number below 100 which could not be expressed as the sum of three cubes*, until now.

See also:
42 is the new 33
The Uncracked Problem with 33

* barring numbers for which this known to be impossible

25 September 2019 Edit: 25 September 2019

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