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How many triangles can you count in this image? It’s harder than it looks and bound to baffle even the sharpest of brains for ...

When counting squares in a grid, don’t stop at the smallest boxes; the bigger ones are hiding too. The rule is simple: In an n × n grid—where n is the number of squares both horizontally and ...