Fatto matematico: 2872 is the 15^{th} Tetranacci number.
Trivia: 2872 is a number for which we're missing a fact (submit one to numbersapi at google mail!).
Data storica: November 11th is the day in 1724 that Joseph Blake, alias Blueskin, a highwayman known for attacking "Thief-Taker General" (and thief) Jonathan Wild at the Old Bailey, is hanged in London.