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Watson's integral. Seemingly uninteresting question: calculate $$W_S=\frac{1}{\pi^3}\int\limits_0^\pi\int\limits_0^\pi\int\limits_0^\pi \frac{dx\,dy\,dz}{3-\cos{x}-\cos{y}-\cos{z}},$$ produces truly amazing answer: $$W_S=\frac{\sqrt{6}}{96\pi^3}\Gamma\left(\frac{1}{24}\right)\Gamma\left(\frac{5}{24}\right)\Gamma\left(\frac{7}{24}\right)\Gamma\left(\frac{11}{24}\right)= \frac{\sqrt{3}-1}{96\pi^3}\left[\Gamma\left(\frac{1}{24}\right) \Gamma\left(\frac{11}{24}\right)\right]^2.$$ See http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10955-011-0273-0 (70+ Years of the Watson Integrals, by I. J. Zucker).

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