Fait général: 8897 is a number for which we're missing a fact (submit one to numbersapi at google mail!).
Fait mathématique: 8897 is an unremarkable number.
Culture générale: 8897 is a boring number.
Date historique: May 10th is the day in 1997 that the Maeslantkering, a storm surge barrier in the Netherlands that is one of the world's largest moving structures, is opened by Queen Beatrix.