We’ve been played for fools.
“Fun fact: 1000 piece puzzles don't contain exactly 1000 pieces; most are 1008 or 1026 to make the correct shape.”
https://www.lapl.org/collections-resources/blogs/lapl/puzzling-history-puzzles
www.lapl.orgA Puzzling History of Jigsaw PuzzlesI have been an avid puzzler all my life, but because of Covid, I have rekindled my love of doing puzzles. 1000 pieces are my jam, and I can usually finish one in the course of 2 to 3 evenings or a marathon weekend. You can find me on any given evening listening to an audiobook (downloaded from Overdrive or hoopla) and saying just one more piece...ooh one more...okay, last one...and then it's 3 a.m., and I'm yelling jigsaw! Seemingly lots of people did the same, as puzzle sales have reached levels that haven't been seen since the Great Depression.