Fatto generale: 472 is a number for which we're missing a fact (submit one to numbersapi at google mail!).
Fatto matematico: 472 is the number of ways to tile a 5×5 square with integer-sided squares.
Trivia: 472 is a boring number.
Data storica: April 16th is the day in 2001 that India and Bangladesh begin a five-day border conflict, but are unable to resolve the disputes about their border.