Fatto matematico: 6985 is the smallest number that can be written as the sum of 3 or more consecutive squares, or as the sum of 3 or more consecutive cubes.
Trivia: 6985 is an unremarkable number.
Data storica: February 14th is the day in 1855 that Texas is linked by telegraph to the rest of the United States, with the completion of a connection between New Orleans and Marshall, Texas.