India, March 15 -- A 10-year-old boy from Bristol, Alberto Davila Aragon, has set a new world record for recalling the most decimal places of Pi in just one minute. Aragon memorised and recited an astonishing 280 digits of the mathematical constant, earning a place in the Guinness World Records.

Aragon's fascination with Pi began in March 2024 when his school organised a Pi digits competition with an unusual and entertaining reward-pieing the headmaster in the face.

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"In March 2024, my school organised an exciting Pi digits competition with an amazing prize: the chance to pie our headmaster in the face! Determined to win, I went home and commit...