March 14 is known around the world as “Pi Day.” “Pi” is something you may remember from math class. It is the number that results when the distance around a circle is divided by the distance across the circle. It is a very important number in geometry as well as for fields like construction and architecture. Pi is an irrational number. It never ends. But the way it begins is always this: 3.14159. The date March 14, as we write it in the United States, is 3-14. American physicist Larry Shaw started Pi Day back in 1988.
Title: People Celebrate 'Pi Day' in Different Ways
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circle.</span> <span data-start-time='23042' data-end-time='31875'>It is a very important number in geometry as well as for fields like construction and architecture.</span> <span data-start-time='31875' data-end-time='34979'>Pi is an irrational number.</span> <span data-start-time='34979' data-end-time='36938'>It never ends.</span> <span data-start-time='36938' data-end-time='45438'>But the way it begins is always this: 3.14159.</span> <span data-start-time='45438' data-end-time='53875'>The date March 14, as we write it in the United States, is 3-14.</span> <span data-start-time='53875' data-end-time='62146'>American physicist Larry Shaw started Pi Day back in 1988.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' 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