Happy Pi Day!
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How to Memorize Pi
In 19 61, an i b m 70 90 computer calculated pie to a hundred thousand digits in nine hours. With ever more powerful computers and improved algorithms, the ability to calculate pie exploded. The current ginnis world record for pie memorization is 70 thousand digits. If aliens send us a number that shows some sertan universal mathematical constant, they may be sending us to instead of pi. Even if the towa s are right, pie will still be used, as it has for over a thousand years, as one of the most significant mathematical constants. So to everyone out there, happy pie day.
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