General fact: 176 is the rank of Madagascar 176 world population density.
Mathematical fact: 176 is an octagonal pentagonal number.
Trivia: 176 is the number of verses in the longest chapter, the Psalm 119 of the Bible.
Historical date: June 24th is the day in 1497 that John Cabot lands in North America at Newfoundland leading the first European exploration of the region since the Vikings.