Fatto matematico: 1418 is the number of (not necessarily distinct) sets of Egyptian fractions that sum to 1 with smallest fraction 1/18.
Trivia: 1418 is an unremarkable number.
Data storica: November 18th is the day in 1930 that Soka Kyoiku Gakkai, a Buddhist association later renamed Soka Gakkai, is founded by Japanese educators Tsunesaburo Makiguchi and Josei Toda.