math_fact: 244 is the smallest number (besides 2) that can be written as the sum of 2 squares or the sum of two 5^{th} powers.
trivia: 244 is an unremarkable number.
historical_date: August 31st is the day in 1997 that Diana, Princess of Wales, her companion Dodi Al-Fayed and driver Henri Paul die in a car crash in Paris.