We still haven't proven whether it's possible to always tile a rectangle perfectly using only squares of different, non-repeating sizes.

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While specific solutions exist for certain rectangles, a full general theory predicting exactly which rectangles allow this kind of tiling remains incomplete. This puzzle blends recreational mathematics with serious combinatorics.

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Created at: 2026-07-19T16:18:35Z

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