23 January 2007

A Philly news update

A whole lot of numbers. That's how Marc Umile of Upper Darby laid claim to his particular fifteen minutes of fame. Unfortunately it took him three hours and forty minutes to recite the 12,887 decimal positions of π which is his claim to fame. Not only that but his only the North American record holder.

When asked why he did it he said:

"It seems like in the eastern part of the world, they really have their stuff together...I want to help us catch up."

That's what keeps America great. Hey - I only knew 3.14159!

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