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Article: MATH FANS CELEBRATE UNENDING SLICE OF PI

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Few subjects seem more dispassionate (OK, dull to some) than mathematics. Sitting in an exam room struggling to remember the formula for the area of a circle hardly inspires visions of fun and games, much less mystic revelation.

But today, thousands of people around the world will unite to sing songs, recite poetry, perform bizarre rites and eat ritual food in honor of their favorite number.

The number is pi, 3.1415926535 ... ad infinitum. It's the number you get when you divide the circumference of a circle by its diameter, and it can't be expressed as a fraction. It goes on forever.

Such so-called "irrational" numbers ...

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