Fatto matematico: 8718 is the smallest n for which S_{k=n} 1/(k ln k) = 3.
Trivia: 8718 is a number for which we're missing a fact (submit one to numbersapi at google mail!).
Data storica: November 13th is the day in 1988 that Mulugeta Seraw, an Ethiopian law student in Portland, Oregon is beaten to death by members of the Neo-Nazi group East Side White Pride.