While there are plenty of things to note in the calendar for 2024, one of the biggest is that this year is a leap year. A leap year means there's an extra day in the calendar. "It takes approximately ...

Leap year. It's a delight for the calendar and math nerds among us. So how did it all begin and why?Have a look at some of the numbers, history and lore behind the (not quite) every four year phenom ...

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No one is more excited that 2024 is a leap year, than so-called leaplings, who will have an opportunity to celebrate their true birthdays — a chance they only get once every four years. Here's what ...

A tradition going back as early as the fifteenth century, a Leap Year comes around every four years. Usually, February only lasts 28 days. However, during Leap Years, a "Leap Day" is added to the end ...

First thing’s first, what is a leap year? PennLive has previously explained — during the last leap year in 2020, actually — how leap years occur when the Earth rotates on its axis “slightly more than ...

With holidays like Valentine's Day, Presidents Day, Groundhog Day and Super Bowl Sunday (yes, an unofficial one, but still worth celebrating), February is arguably one of the most festive months of ...

While there are plenty of things to note in the calendar for 2024, one of the biggest is that this year is a leap year. During a leap year, the month of February has an extra day added to it. So this ...