math_fact: 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 unremarkable number.
historical_date: December 8th is the day in 1966 that the Greek ship SS Heraklion sinks in a storm in the Aegean Sea, killing over 200.