Apparently, March 14 has been named the National Pi Day by the US congress. They think they’re being oh-so-clever with their choice of date. “(3/14, get it?)”

Phah, says I! If they wanted to go for nerdy humor they should have selected July 22 instead:

22/7 = 3.1428571428571428571428571428571

Pi = 3.1415926535897932384626433832795

Sure, it’s not perfect. But it’s damn close!

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