Many world records have been broken by individuals who managed to accomplish bizarre, yet incredible, feats.
A prime example: A 59-year-old Japanese mental health counselor, Akira Haraguchi, was able to recite pi to the number's first 83,431 decimal places from memory -- almost doubling the previous record held by another Japanese individual.
Mr. Haraguchi had to stop three hours into his recital after losing his place and starting back from the beginning; however, he was able to successfully complete the task within several hours (unlike last September when he had already recited the ratio up to about 54,000 digits when he was forced to drop the challenge when the facility hosting the event closed for the night).
What Exactly is Pi?
Pi is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter and is a non-repeating number. It can be found in all kinds of scientific equations, including those describing:
Thus far, pi has been calculated to 1.24 trillion decimal places with the help of a supercomputer; however, traditionally, 3.14159 is used as pi.
BBC News July 2, 2005
Regardless of what we choose to eat or how healthy we are, it's unlikely you or I will ever be able to recite 83,431 specific numbers from memory. Luckily, your level of health is not dependent on your ability to accomplish such a feat.
However, your memory can be a good indicator as to the health of the rest of your body, and taking steps to improve it, or simply reducing the chances of it declining with age, will benefit you in more ways than just number recall.
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