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Happy Pi Day! Find out about Pi Day.

Pi Day and Pi Approximation Day are two holidays held to celebrate the mathematical constant π (pi) (in the mm/dd date notation: 3/14); since 3, 1 and 4 are the first three decimal digits of π. March 14 is also the birthday of Albert Einstein and the two events are sometimes celebrated together.

There are a large variety of ways of celebrating Pi Day and most of them include eating pie and discussing the relevance of π.[1] The first Pi Day celebration was held at the San Francisco Exploratorium in 1988, with staff and public marching around one of its circular spaces, then consuming fruit pies. The museum has since added pizza to its Pi Day menu.[2] The founder of Pi Day was Larry Shaw,[3] a now-retired physicist at the Exploratorium who still helps out with the celebrations.

ruth is, your DNA alone doesn’t dictate what you like (and don’t like). Even after decades of hiding uneaten peas, you can learn to prefer healthy foods. This writer’s husband did just that—and lost 55 pounds. Here’s how.

When I met my husband Jack nine years ago, he was three sizes larger (XXL) than he is now. On one of our first dates, I watched in silent horror as he inhaled a huge slice of pizza piled with pepperoni, sausage and extra cheese—washing it down with Dr. Pepper. I was (still am) a vegetarian and a registered dietitian who teaches people how to eat well. I soon discovered that, more than pizza, Jack loved deep-fried tacos. He rarely touched fruit. Most of the vegetables he ate were battered and fried.

Read more: Retrain Your Taste Buds

Believe it or not, lemons are actually a handy tool to clean your home.

We touched on this earlier when we suggested cleansing your garbage disposal by tossing in leftover lemon wedges, but as it turns out there are plenty more uses for this naturally antibacterial, supremely refreshing fruit around your home.

Read more: 5 surprising ways to clean your home with lemons

MONTREAL — Java junkies who win a Toyota RAV4 in the latest Tim Hortons roll-up-the-rim contest shouldn’t have to worry about the 2010 Toyotas r-r-rolling out of control down the highway.

In January, Toyota Canada announced a massive recall of approximately 270,000 vehicles to correct accelerator pedals that were sticking on eight of its models.

Company official David Gollom says the 2010 RAV4 was part of the recall, but that any problems with the model would have been corrected.

Read more: Toyota says RAV4s being offered by Tim Hortons are OK

TORONTO (Reuters) – Walmart Canada said on Friday that it plans to cut prices on staple goods in Western Canada as it ramps up a price war in that hotly contested area.

The company, a subsidiary of U.S.-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N: Quote) (WMT.N: Quote), said the items include everything from milk and bread to eggs and butter.

Read more: Walmart cuts prices on staples in Western Canada

Two years after receiving its first deposits, the seed vault on Svalbard has amassed half a million seed samples, making it the world’s most diverse repository of crop seeds, the vault’s operators announced Thursday.

Cary Fowler – who heads the trust that oversees the seed collection, which is 620 miles (1,000 kilometers) from the North Pole, said the facility now houses at least one-third of the world’s crop seeds.

Read more: Architectural Marvel, Svalbard Global Seed Vault, hits 500,000 seeds

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Mushers in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race take care of their dogs first when they stop to rest, massaging sore paws and serving up stews of hearty grub for their teams.

Then it’s their turn – and there’s no skimping on the people chow found along the lonely stretches of the 1,770-kilometre race or at the checkpoints. Chicken tetrazzini and Thai noodles. Caribou stroganoff, linguini, turkey dinners with stuffing and moose breakfast burritos. Calorie-laden food for calorie-torching work.

Read more: Competitors in 1,770-km sled dog race fuel up on fancy meals, junk food

DOHA — Atlantic bluefin tuna is in crisis and clearly meets the criteria for a total ban on international trade, the head of the UN wildlife trade organisation said on Saturday.

“The secretariat believes the species (Thunnus thynnus) meets the criteria for Appendix I” of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), said Secretary General Willem Wijnsteker in opening the convention’s triennial meeting in Qatar.

He said this conclusion “has been confirmed by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation and the scientific committee of the ICCAT,” the inter-governmental fishery group that manages tuna stocks in the Atlantic and adjacent seas.

Read more: Bluefin ‘meets criteria’ for trade ban: CITES

Encouraging healthy eating can feel like a big task in a world that glorifies candy, chocolate and chips over foods that are healthy and will help your kids grow up strong. Luckily, kids look up to their parents, so you can help to guide them in the choices they make. “Parents have to be good role models,” says Dr. Brian McCrindle, Foundation spokesperson and cardiologist at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. “Try to incorporate fruits and vegetables into every meal – including breakfast. Also, limit processed foods and have healthy meals and snacks planned for your kids as well as yourself.” He says it’s better to try to set the example of “do as I do,” and not the more common “do as I say.”

Read more: 10 cool nutrition tips for your kids

How many calories do you need to maintain a healthy weight?

To hear people talk, you’d think metabolism was the only factor that comes into play when determining body weight. A skinny person may shrug off their ability to polish off a burger and large fries and never gain an ounce with “I have quick metabolism,” while an overweight person may say slow metabolism is to blame for their extra body weight.

• How many calories do you really need?
• Nutrition Labels: The Fast Track to Diet Health