Leap Day is Coming

The earth rotates around the sun once every 365 and about 1/4 days. So, by adding an extra day every four years, we get mighty close to keeping the calendar consistent with the earth's annual trip around the sun. And to be very precise, the earth orbits the sun every 365.242190 days. So, on years ending in "00", (except those not divisible by 400) we skip Leap Year and Leap Day. This is leap year and we get our extra day on February 29th.

If your birthday is on Leap Day, congratulations, you finally get to celebrate your birthday on your birth date. Only about one in 1461 people celebrates birthdays on February 29. So, if you were born on this day, consider yourself very, very special.

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