10 Random Pi Facts

10 Random Pi Facts :)  

source: http://facts.randomhistory.com/2009/07/03_pi.html

1. The symbol for pi (π) has been used regularly in its mathematical sense only for the past 250 years.^c
2. ^{A mysterious 2008 crop circle in Britain shows a coded image representing the first 10 digits of pi}
3. ^{Computing pi is a stress test for a computer—a kind of “digital cardiogram.”}
4. ^{Pi is also referred to as the “circular constant,” “Archimedes’ constant,” or “Ludolph’s number}
5. ^{The first 144 digits of pi add up to 666}
6. ^{Egyptologists and followers of mysticism have been fascinated for centuries by the fact that the Great Pyramid at Giza seems to approximate pi. The vertical height of the pyramid has the same relationship to the perimeter of its base as the radius of a circle has to its circumference}
7. During the famed O.J. Simpson trial, there were arguments between defense attorney Robert Blasier and an FBI agent about the actual value of pi, seemingly to reveal flaws in the FBI agent’s intellectual acumen.^d
8. A Givenchy men’s cologne named Pi is marketed as highlighting the sexual appeal of intelligent and visionary men.^h
9. We can never truly measure the circumference or the area of a circle because we can never truly know the value of pi. Pi is an irrational number, meaning its digits go on forever in a seemingly random sequence.^f
10. Darren Aronofsky’s fascinating movie π (Pi: Faith in Chaos) shows how the main character’s attempt to find simple answers about pi (and, by extension, the universe) drives him mad. The film won the Directing Award at the 1988 Sundance Film Festival.