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With the use of computers, Pi has been calculated to over 1 trillion digits past the decimal. Pi is an irrational number meaning it will continue infinitely without repeating. The symbol for pi was first used in 1737 by William Jones, but was popular after it was adopted by the Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler in 1737. Learn More »
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I found out about this from the gals at Go Fug Yourself. See! They do have hearts.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071029/od_nm/germa...
Passengers on a German train mistook a Halloween reveler dressed up as a gore-covered zombie for a murder victim and called the police.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071025/sc_afp/sci...
An analysis of the DNA revealed the ancient hominids carried a mutation in the MC1R gene that codes for a protein involved in the production of melanin -- a substance that gives skin its color and also protects it against ultraviolet light.
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Two bills were introduced yesterday to fix the disastrous Protect America Act that was rushed through Congress in August, rubberstamping the administration's warrantless wiretapping program. Both were efforts to fix FISA, but we must make it clear to Congress that only one of the bills, the FISA Modernization Act does the job.
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Love the library version of the Mud Flap Girl
