Mathematical fact: 6850 is the smallest value of n for which n, n+1, n+2, n+3, n+4, and n+5 have the same number of prime factors.
Trivia: 6850 is an unremarkable number.
Historical date: October 2nd is the day in 1996 that Aeroperú Flight 603, a Boeing 757, crashes into the Pacific Ocean shortly after takeoff from Lima, Peru, killing 70.