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Friday 13 Apr 2012: Indiana defining π = 3.2
In 1897, the House of Representatives of the state of Indiana unanimously passed a bill which effectively defined the mathematical constant π as 3.2. Luckily, the Indiana Senate prevented the bill from becoming law. This House Bill 246 has become popularly known as the Indiana Pi Bill.

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