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  1. On this 22nd day of the 7th month, 22/7 being a better approximation of π than 3.14, here is a curio due to P. Olivera (2005).
    Take the fractional part of π, and sum the first 3 groups of 6 decimal digits: you get 1588419.
    Skip the next 15 digits: 88419 follow.

    Here is a #CommonLisp program to illustrate:
    <vnikolov-lines.blogspot.com/20>.

    Sources:
    <mathworld.wolfram.com/PiDigits> (sets cookies)
    via
    <futilitycloset.com/2025/07/15/>.

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