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Happy Pi Day, Math Nerds!

By Dan Nosowitz Published March 14, 2010, 12:43 pm ET

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Today’s March 14th, which everyone knows is the day high school math club members further cement their alienation by celebrating their love of math, or circles, or whatever. But today’s Sunday, so let’s everyone celebrate nerddom in the comments! [Wiki]

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