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Feb 25 2008
In 1897, Indiana tried to pass a bill stating that pi is equal to 3.2, as opposed to its truly infinite value, but it never became law due to intervention by a Purdue University professor.

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  (via asprettyasasong  originally posted by topherchris)

AR - At least they were a bit more accurate than the Bible, which seems to imply that Pi is only 3; 1 Kings 7:24, 1 Chronicles 4:3

UPDATE:

You can find an article in Wikipedia on this event. 

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