The Problem:

from news:geometry.puzzles

> Can the figure shown here be tiled with three identical polyominoes shapes
> (of size 8) ?
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The Answer is at
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&th=5ffedfe9f8001cac&rnum=2
 

Here is another fun answer 'tho, by bugmike@hotmail.com.

Three copies of this single 3-dimensional 10-Omino can be arranged to present the appearance of the original figure.