Whether you are a mathematician or a pizza lover, today you can celebrate Pi(e).
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By Mary Ann Lopez Pizza. Apple, cherry and rhubarb. Charlie Brown’s head? What all of these things have in common is Pi, the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. Today the world over mathematicians, pizza lovers, fruit and savory pie eaters along with Peanuts fans can come together in celebration over the Greek letter π, also known as 3.14159… Why Charlie Brown has been called a block head when his head clearly has the roundness of a circle has not been solved through mathematics. But, the search for Pi, not the fruit kind, began back around 400 B.C., Richard Wilders, department chair and professor of mathematics at North Central College has said. Archimedes was one of the first to try to solve the riddle. Though a …
Skuddlebutts Pizza and Catering of Glen Ellyn and Downers Grove ordered a ton (literally) of cheese to prepare for the football weekend.
How much cheese does it take to feed a village on Super Bowl Sunday? Skuddlebutts Pizza and Catering of Glen Ellyn and Downers Grove ordered a ton of cheese in preparation for the annual sporting event, when many Americans are expected to chow down. To prepare for the many feasts throughout the area, Skuddlebutts stock piled 40 boxes filled with bricks of cheese all of which weighs approximately 2,000 pounds. "We really have to be ready for anything to come in," said owner Danny Glover. Last year 146 orders came in at the Downers Grove store, 65 of which were deliveries. Since Glover recently opened the Glen Ellyn location it's difficult to estimate what the demand will be on Sunday but with a ton of cheese Glover is prepared for a very …
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Steve Adams
7:22 pm on Friday, February 3, 2012
Americans consume the most pizza on Super Bowl Sunday!!! Get yours Here at Skuddlebutts Glen Ellyn 630-942-8887 Downers Grove 630-964-6688 more ›