Fatto matematico: 1498 is the number of inequivalent asymmetric Ferrers graphs with 27 points.
Trivia: 1498 is a boring number.
Data storica: February 6th is the day in 1978 that the Blizzard of 1978, one of the worst Nor'easters in New England history, hit the region, with sustained winds of 65 mph and snowfall of 4" an hour.