A single server smashed the pi world record, churning out 314 trillion digits in 110 days.

Numbers rarely make headlines, but pi has a habit of doing exactly that. The

In this simulation, 66 of the 100 needles crossed a line (you can count ’em). Using this number, we get a value of pi at 3.0303—which is not 3.14—but it's not terrible for just 100 needles. With 30,000 needles, you might be accurate to six decimal places.

22.4 trillion – the number of digits calculated by Swiss scientist Peter Trueb, using a computer. 24 – the number of hard drives on the computer used by Peter Trueb for calculating pi. 700,000 – the number of years it will take to recite the 22 trillion digits of pi.

The late physicist Larry Shaw started celebrating Pi Day to bring his coworkers together and have fun in 1988 while working at the San Francisco science museum, the Exploratorium, according to the museum's website.

Math rarely starts a shopping rush, but Pi Day pulls it off every March 14.

Pi Day, celebrated on March 14, highlights the significance of the mathematical constant pi in various scientific fields and everyday life, showcasing its applications from space exploration to medical research.