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TIL that amateur mathematician Edward Goodwin had the Indiana General Assembly define π as 3.2 in a bill. The bill was defeated in the Indiana Senate due to the presence of Professor C.A. Waldo in the legislature on the day of the vote, who had previously "coached" the senators.

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Brxwx TIL that the Pasta Napoletana at the Cheesecake Factory contains over 2,300 calories. It would take 3 hrs of non stop running at 8 mph to burn it off.
e0JyJ TIL the movie Kung Pow: Enter the Fist was written, directed, and starred by the same person (Steve Oedekerk). He used footage from a 1976 Hong Kong film and filmed new scenes to create a new plot. He re-dubbed all characters himself (except for the character Whoa).
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