Fatto generale: 216 is the ISO's standard for paper sizes.
Fatto matematico: 216 is the smallest cube that can be written as the sum of 3 cubes.
Trivia: 216 is the number of colors formed by a 6 color cube, sometimes known as the web-safe color palette.
Data storica: August 3rd is the day in 2005 that President of Mauritania Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya is overthrown in a military coup while attending the funeral of King Fahd in Saudi Arabia.