Random fact of the day: According to Wiktionary, "dice" is supposedly 
the plural of "die".

Let me tell you, I have been alive for over 3 decades, and I have 
*never* heard anybody call it that.

At best, I have seen one math textbook which asserts that 
"mathematicians use the word 'die' as a shorthand for 'dice'". The book 
then proceeded to use the words "die" and "dies" whenever it meant 
"dice". Even if Wiktionary is correct, this textbook seems to be 
flat-out wrong.

The *only* actual usage of "die" meaning "dice" that I can find is in 
the subject line - the obscure phrase "the die is cast". I've never 
heard any other reference to "die" meaning "dice".

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