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bulletThe height of an elephant, to the top of it's back, is equal to 2 x π x diameter of the foot.
bulletTo say a circle has no corners is inaccurate, it is more accurate to say it has infinite corners
bulletOne of the most accurate fractions for Pi is 104348/33215, it is accurate to 0.00000001056%.
bulletThe Babylonians were the first known to find a value for Pi.
bulletIn the Bible, Pi is given a value of 3.
bulletIf one billions digits of Pi were printed in a single line, it would reach from New York City to the middle of Kansas.
bulletA circle with a diameter of 2 has a circumference of 2 x Pi, the area inside is also Pi.
bulletNational Pi day is March 14th, Albert Einstein's birthday.
bulletIn 1991, Pi was calculated to two billion two hundred sixty million three hundred twenty one thousand three hundred sixty three (2 260 321 363) digits, using the Chudnovsky brother's computer, m zero. They stopped the program that summer
bulletFind the location of your birthday (ex: 6101985 for June 10th, 1985) in Pi here.

           

 

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