Was Pi Day an ancient tradition?
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Answer: No — it began in 1988
No — it began in 1988 ✓ — Correct! Pi Day is modern, not ancient. Physicist Larry Shaw started it at San Francisco's Exploratorium in 1988 by linking March 14 to 3.14.
Yes — Greeks started it — Wrong. Greek mathematicians studied pi, but they did not create Pi Day as a holiday.
Yes — Einstein proposed it — Wrong. Einstein shares the date as a birthday, but he did not invent Pi Day.
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