Fait mathématique: 2229 is a number for which we're missing a fact (submit one to numbersapi at google mail!).
Culture générale: 2229 is an uninteresting number.
Date historique: February 6th is the day in 1843 that the first minstrel show in the United States, The Virginia Minstrels, opens (Bowery Amphitheatre in New York City).