Mathematics
The Geometry of a Soccer Ball: Truncated Icosahedra
Quick fact
A classic soccer ball is a truncated icosahedron, which is one of only 13 Archimedean solids. It has 32 faces: 12 regular pentagons and 20 regular hexagons.
Why this is interesting
You've seen a soccer ball thousands of times, but why does it look the way it does? Why are there those black pentagons and white hexagons — and could it be made of only one shape?