Fait général: 17972 is a number for which we're missing a fact (submit one to numbersapi at google mail!).
Fait mathématique: 17972 is an unremarkable number.
Culture générale: 17972 is a boring number.
Date historique: March 15th is the day in 1916 that President Woodrow Wilson sends 4,800 United States troops over the U.S.-Mexico border to pursue Pancho Villa.