Fatto matematico: 8714 is the number of ways 24 people around a round table can shake hands in a non-crossing way, up to rotation.
Trivia: 8714 is a boring number.
Data storica: November 9th is the day in 1799 that Napoleon Bonaparte leads the Coup d'état of 18 Brumaire ending the Directory government, and becoming one of its three Consuls (Consulate Government).