Fait général: 1148 is a number for which we're missing a fact (submit one to numbersapi at google mail!).
Fait mathématique: 1148 is the number of ways to fold a strip of 9 stamps.
Culture générale: 1148 is an uninteresting number.
Date historique: February 21st is the day in 1972 that President Richard Nixon visits the People's Republic of China to normalize Sino-American relations.