Happy Pi Day
Today is Pi Day! Enjoy:
edit: Actually it would be yesterday wouldn’t it? 3.14 and all. Oops 🙂
Today is Pi Day! Enjoy:
edit: Actually it would be yesterday wouldn’t it? 3.14 and all. Oops 🙂
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