Today is Pi day!!  This year it is extra special because it is 2015.  You can really get crazy with it this year, at 9:26 and 53 seconds, either in the morning or the evening.  We are just “celebrating” with a nice chocolate cream pie the boys and I made, the recipe is at the bottom.

But first…what is Pi and why the funny symbol?

The number π is a mathematical constant representing the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. It’s an irrational number, meaning that it can’t be represented by a common fraction.  The decimal places never end, and they never settle into a permanent repeating pattern.

π is the Greek symbol for the letter “p.” It was taken from the Greek word for “perimeter.”

Now some fun facts about Pi:

The value of pi has now been calculated to more than two trillion decimal places.

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