The National Pi Day is finally here. This annual holiday was created to celebrate the discovery of this irrational number.
Pi is an important mathematical constant since it is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. The pi (π) is used in many mathematical formulae across math and physics.
For the past thousands of years, pi has been used to construct numerous infrastructures; experts even confirmed that this irrational number was a vital part of the construction of the Pyramids of Giza.
National Pi Day 2023: Why is It Celebrated?
According to USA Today's latest report, the National Pi Day is celebrated each year, every March 14.
This date is based on the first numbers of pi; 3.14 (3/14 = March 13). The Pi Day was first celebrated by Larry Shaw, a former Exploration museum staff physicist, in 1988.
After that, Shaw decided to lead each parade at the Exploration museum in San Francisco until his death in 2017.
The U.S. House of Representatives said that the National Pi Day aims to encourage educators and schools to teach students about pi and to urge them to study mathematics.
To help you celebrate the National Pi Day, NDTV provided some fun facts about this number:
- Pi is an irrational number with a value that can't be known.
- Pi is believed to be a part of Egyptian mythology.
- Archimedes was the first to calculate the value of Pi.
- Pi's value is being used as a stress test for computer processors.
- In 2017, the value of pi was determined after a record-breaking 22 trillion decimal places were achieved.
Celebrating Pi Day
Larry Shaw's first Pi Day celebration involved fruit pies and tea.
Because of this, the pi number has been linked to pies.
Since pizza is a kind of pie, many convenience stores and fast-food restaurants are offering pizza discounts yearly on March 14.
If you want to take advantage of them, here are the pizza discounts you can get this 2023:
- Blaze offers its 11-inch pizza for only $3.14.
- Casey's offers any large pizza for only $3.14.
- Cicis offers $3.14 off an adult buffet.
- 7-Eleven offers any whole pizza for only $3.14.
If you want to see more pizza discounts during National Pi Day, you can visit this link.
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