Fatto generale: 216 is the number of digits in a number that Max becomes obsessed with in the film Pi in his quest to find the numeric equation behind existence.
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 1783 that Mount Asama erupts in Japan, killing 35,000 people.