Fait mathématique: 5489 is the maximum number of regions a cube can be cut into with 32 cuts.
Culture générale: 5489 is a number for which we're missing a fact (submit one to numbersapi at google mail!).
Date historique: January 10th is the day in 2007 that a general strike begins in Guinea in an eventually successful attempt to get President Lansana Conté to resign.