Fait mathématique: 1008 is the number of symmetric ways to fold a strip of 16 stamps.
Culture générale: 1008 is a number for which we're missing a fact (submit one to numbersapi at google mail!).
Date historique: October 4th is the day in 2010 that the Ajka plant accident in western Hungary releases about a million cubic metres (35 million cubic feet) of liquid alumina sludge.