Fait mathématique: 1747 is a value of n for which n (n+2) is a palindrome.
Culture générale: 1747 is a number for which we're missing a fact (submit one to numbersapi at google mail!).
Date historique: October 12th is the day in 1793 that the cornerstone of Old East, the oldest state university building in the United States, is laid on the campus of the University of North Carolina.