General fact: 744 is a number for which we're missing a fact (submit one to numbersapi at google mail!).
Mathematical fact: 744 is the number of perfect squared rectangles of order 14.
Trivia: 744 is an unremarkable number.
Historical date: January 13th is the day in 1605 that the controversial play Eastward Hoe by Ben Jonson, George Chapman, and John Marston is performed, landing two of the authors in prison.