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Interesting numbers
In 100 reasons why lists are stupid, Tom Harrison explains that the smallest interesting number is 4. I presume he is only considering natural numbers. But even there, I think he’s wrong. 1 is interesting since it is the smallest natural number. 2 is interesting since it is the only even prime. 3 is interesting because it is the smallest of the odd primes.
In my opinion, the more interesting question is which is the smallest natural number that is not interesting.