Fait mathématique: 6976 is the number of binary 5×5 matrices A with the property that A^{2}=0 (mod 2).
Culture générale: 6976 is a boring number.
Date historique: February 5th is the day in 2008 that a major tornado outbreak across the Southern United States leaves 57 dead, the most since the May 31, 1985 outbreak that killed 88.