Fatto generale: 496 is what the dimension of the gauge group must be for a superstring theory to make sense.
Fatto matematico: 496 is the 3^{rd} perfect number.
Trivia: 496 is what the dimension of the gauge group must be for a superstring theory to make sense.
Data storica: May 10th is the day in 1960 that the nuclear submarine USS Triton completes Operation Sandblast, the first underwater circumnavigation of the earth.