Fatto matematico: 48966 is an uninteresting number.
Trivia: 48966 is a number for which we're missing a fact (submit one to numbersapi at google mail!).
Data storica: January 23rd is the day in 1510 that Henry VIII of England, then 18 years old, appears incognito in the lists at Richmond, and is applauded for his jousting before he reveals his identity.