Fait mathématique: 6996 is a palindrome n so that n(n+8) is also palindromic.
Culture générale: 6996 is a number for which we're missing a fact (submit one to numbersapi at google mail!).
Date historique: February 25th is the day in 1928 that Charles Jenkins Laboratories of Washington, D.C. becomes the first holder of a television license from the Federal Radio Commission.