• Leap Year was created to bring the Gregorian Calendar in line with the earth’s orbit around the sun. Most commonly, a Leap Year occurs every four years. In a Gregorian Leap Year, the month of February has 29 days as opposed to its usual 28 days.

  • Fast Facts:

    1. Those born on February 29 are called leaplings, leapers, or leapies
    2. Julius Caesar first declared a leap year in 45 B.C.
    3. Pope Gregory XIII established the Gregorian calendar
    4. Li’l Abner’s Sadie Hawkins Day debuted on February 29
    5. Solid helium was created on February 29, 1908
    6. Pirates of Penzance is based on February 29

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