Fatto matematico: 708 is the maximum value of n so that there exist 4 denominations of stamps so that every postage from 1 to n can be paid for with at most 12 stamps.
Trivia: 708 is an uninteresting number.
Data storica: December 8th is the day in 1988 that a United States Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II crashes into an apartment complex in Remscheid, Germany, killing 5 people and injuring 50 others.