Mathematical fact: 6556 is the largest palindrome that can be made using 5 digits and the 4 arithmetic operations.
Trivia: 6556 is a number for which we're missing a fact (submit one to numbersapi at google mail!).
Historical date: December 12th is the day in 1870 that Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina becomes the second black U.S. congressman, the first one being Hiram Revels.