Fait mathématique: 8442 is the smallest value of n for which the numbers n-7 through n+7 can not be written as the sum of 2 squares.
Culture générale: 8442 is a boring number.
Date historique: February 10th is the day in 1355 that the St. Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead in two days.