Time for some pi – but not American pi, thank you Hey America, give us back International Pi Day, you fascists

Why should March 14th – or 3/14 as the US would have it – be designated International Pi Day? It’s patently clear that July 22nd – or 22/7 – is its rightful date. You do the maths

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