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Pi Day 2017: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Today is Pi Day! No, it’s not a day to celebrate pies. You already missed National Pie Day on January 23. March 14, 2017 is a <a href="http://heavy.com/tag/holidays/" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1177aa; text-decoration: none;">holiday</a> to celebrate the mathematical constant Pi, represented by the Greek letter π. The first three digits are 3.14, just like today’s date.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The one little symbol represents the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. It is an irrational number, meaning that it can never be put in an exact fraction and never really ends.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Pi Day was created in 1988 by physicist Larry Shaw. It’s since become an international day, celebrated around the world.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">March 14 is also Albert Einstein’s birthday. Here’s a look at the special holiday.</span></div>

Pi Day 2017: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

Today is Pi Day! No, it’s not a day to celebrate pies. You already missed National Pie Day on January 23. March 14, 2017 is a holiday t...

1:30 PM

Jeff Leatham, Colton Haynes’ Boyfriend : 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="http://heavy.com/tag/teen-wolf/" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1177aa; text-decoration: none;">Teen Wolf</a></i> actor Colton Haynes got engaged to his boyfriend, <a href="http://heavy.com/entertainment/2017/03/jeff-leatham-photos-colton-haynes-boyfriend-instagram-fiance-engaged-florist/" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1177aa; text-decoration: none;">Jeff Leatham</a>, on March 11. The news came only a month after Haynes announced that he was in a relationship with Leatham and a year after he told his fans he is gay. Haynes later showed off his engagement ring to friend Ally Maki.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Leatham is a celebrity florist and currently works as the artist director of the Four Seasons Hotel George V in Paris. He’s appeared on the <i style="box-sizing: border-box;">Oprah Winfrey</i>, <i style="box-sizing: border-box;">Martha Stewart</i> and <i style="box-sizing: border-box;">Queen Latifah</i>shows. He designed the floral decor for Chelsea Clinton’s wedding. You can find him on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jeffleatham/" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1177aa; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Instagram right here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Haynes is best known for his roles on <i style="box-sizing: border-box;">Teen Wolf</i> and <i style="box-sizing: border-box;">Arrow</i>. He also starred in <i style="box-sizing: border-box;">San Andreas</i> with Dwayne Johnson.</span></div>

Jeff Leatham, Colton Haynes’ Boyfriend : 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

Teen Wolf actor Colton Haynes got engaged to his boyfriend, Jeff Leatham , on March 11. The news came only a month after Haynes announc...

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Shree Chauhan: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">A 33-year-old woman who works for a non-profit confronted Donald Trump’s press secretary Sean Spicer in an Apple store and unleashed a stream of questions at him, asking how it felt to “work for a fascist.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Shree Chauhan streamed video of the encounter, and now she is criticizing Spicer for telling her “It’s such a great country that allows you to be here.” Chauhan is of Indian heritage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">In an interview with Heavy, Chauhan likened Spicer’s comment to a “dog whistle” and said she was driven to confront him in part by a photo of the Holocaust. On social media, reaction to Chauhan is mixed, with some praising her and others accusing her of harassing Spicer in the store.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://educationpost.org/network/shree-chauhan/" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1177aa; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Chauhan works as</a> “the Founder and CEO of Parents in Partnership, an education startup organization that empowers parents to lead positive changes in schools and communities.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">She’s a former teacher from Florida who is the child of immigrants. Chauhan told Heavy in an interview, “I’m a former educator. I came to Washington, D.C. to address educational inequities in our nation’s schools.”</span></div>

Shree Chauhan: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

A 33-year-old woman who works for a non-profit confronted Donald Trump’s press secretary Sean Spicer in an Apple store and unleashed a st...

2:49 PM

Amalija Knavs, Melania Trump’s Mother: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Melania Trump’s mother once worked in a textile factory in Communist Slovenia.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Now, Amalija Knavs (Knauss) has watched her daughter, Melania, become the First Lady of the United States.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Amalija Knavs and Melania’s father, <a href="http://heavy.com/news/2017/03/viktor-knavs-melania-trump-father-dad-communist-victor-knauss-mother-amalija-photo-sister-family-childhood/" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1177aa; text-decoration: none;">Viktor Knavs</a>, have flown somewhat beneath the public radar, although they are sometimes seen at their daughter’s side.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Amalija is reportedly close to her daughter.</span></div>

Amalija Knavs, Melania Trump’s Mother: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

Melania Trump’s mother once worked in a textile factory in Communist Slovenia. Now, Amalija Knavs (Knauss) has watched her daughter, M...

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Dusseldorf Train Station Ax Attack: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">At man armed with an ax attacked several people at the main<a href="http://heavy.com/news/2017/03/dusseldorf-germany-train-station-axe-attack-photos-videos-pics-dead-death-injured-update-terrorism-hauptbahnhof-watch/" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1177aa; text-decoration: none;"> train station in Dusseldorf, Germany,</a> on Thursday,<a href="http://www.rp-online.de/nrw/staedte/duesseldorf/amoklauf-in-duesseldorf-am-hauptbahnhof-fuenf-schwerverletzte-nach-axt-angriff-aid-1.6679650" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1177aa; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"> Bild reports.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Seven people were injured.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The suspect, a 36-year-old German resident from the “former Yugoslavia,” was arrested, police <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Polizei.NRW.D/photos/a.1426486374266432.1073741828.1425666567681746/1845733035675095/?type=3" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1177aa; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">said in a statement.</a></span></div>

Dusseldorf Train Station Ax Attack: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

At man armed with an ax attacked several people at the main train station in Dusseldorf, Germany, on Thursday, Bild reports. Seven p...

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Biloxi Train & Bus Crash: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Three people are dead <a href="https://twitter.com/wxxvhank/status/839269040807940096" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1177aa; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">after a charter bus was struck</a> and dragged down the tracks by a freight train in Biloxi, Mississippi on March 7.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The incident caused a major response from emergency personnel, who were seen pulling victims out of the windows of the severely-damaged bus and using the Jaws of Life to free two people who were trapped. The <a href="http://www.sunherald.com/news/local/traffic/article136966968.html" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1177aa; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Sun Herald reported</a> that a car next to the bus was “used as a stepladder after the crash” and was also involved in the crash.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/train-hits-bus-mississippi-unknown-number-dead-injured-210858032.html" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1177aa; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Associated Press reported</a> that the freight train dragged the bus about 300 feet down the tracks before coming to a stop. The bus was on a trip from a Texas senior center.</span></div>

Biloxi Train & Bus Crash: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

Three people are dead after a charter bus was struck and dragged down the tracks by a freight train in Biloxi, Mississippi on March 7. ...

10:27 PM

Richard Simmons ‘Missing’: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

Richard Simmons ‘Missing’: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

“Missing Richard Simmons” is a social media trend, but what gives? Is Richard Simmons really missing? The term is the title of a podcast...

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