Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe U.S. population passes 100M times pi WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. population Tuesday passed the nerdy milestone of 100 million times pi, or 314,159,265 residents, the Census Bureau reported. Advertisement "Shortly after 2:29 p.m. EDT today, the U.S. population clock will reach a milestone that is very meaningful to mathematical statisticians: It will show there are 314,159,265 residents, or pi (3.14159265) times 100 million," the bureau said in a release. Pi is a mathematical constant that is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. "This is a once in many generations event ... so go out and celebrate this American pi," Census Bureau Chief Demographer Howard Hogan said. Thieves speed off in running Maserati NEW YORK, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- Police in New York said car thieves made off with a Maserati while its owner was standing nearby, talking to a friend. Investigators said the car's owner, Chadwick Lange, 43, left the keys in the ignition and the engine running when he got out of the vehicle in Times Square to talk to a friend around 4:40 a.m. Sunday when two men approached him and asked if they could take pictures of the car, the New York Daily News reported Tuesday. Advertisement However, after taking a couple of pictures, one of the men jumped into the car and sped off, with the other man following on foot. They said the car slowed down after a couple of blocks to allow the second man to get into the car. Police said they have yet to identify any suspects. Police: Man wanted gunpowder for stove YOSHKAR-OLA, Russia, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- Russian authorities said a man caught trying to take gunpowder from a military test site told police he wanted to use it to fuel his stove. The Interior Ministry said Tuesday the man was caught trying to take a package of 98 explosive tubes from a military test site in the Mari El Republic, RIA Novosti reported Tuesday. The man told police he wanted to use the gunpowder as "firewood" for his stove, the ministry said. The suspect has been charged with illegal storage of explosives and could face up to three years in prison if convicted. Cat recovering from arrow wound JACKSON, Mich., Aug. 15 (UPI) -- The Michigan owners of a cat who was shot in the head with an arrow said the feline is back at home after being treated at Michigan State University. Advertisement David Nyssen, 18, one of the owners of 6-year-old cat Baby, said he was found with an arrow lodged between his eyes Aug. 5 and the arrow was surgically removed at the MSU College of Veterinary Medicine, MLive.com reported Tuesday. Nyssen said Baby was released Friday. "He's doing pretty good," he said. "Walking around, sleeping and eating. Being normal." Nyssen said his family is now keeping Baby inside. He said they fear the arrow shooting was intentional.
