Those leapers don’t get a birthday this year. Wondering what exactly is a leap day or leap year? Here's what to know. A leap year is a year with an extra day added to the calendar — also known ...

This year, 2024, will see something a little bit unusual at the end of February: a leap day. This year's month of February will have an extra day compared to most Februaries, ending with February ...

IT’S A LEAP DAY. AND IN THE INTRICATE DANCE OF TIME, LEAP YEARS PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN MAKING SURE THAT OUR CALENDARS STAY IN SYNC WITH THE EARTH’S ORBIT AROUND THE SUN. THESE ADDITIONAL 24 ...

That time is ignored until it is added up every four years for the leap day on Feb. 29.Julius Caesar is often credited for starting the calendar with the leap system, but the concept originated in ...

If you have a job, you're likely not working for free.Related video above: What would happen if we didn't have leap years?In fact, when you were hired, you agreed to work for a given amount of pay ...

LIKE MANY OTHER LEAP YEAR BABIES. HE SAYS ON OFF YEARS, HE JUST CELEBRATES WHENEVER IT’S CONVENIENT. THE GOVERNMENT MAKES ME CELEBRATE IT ON MARCH 1ST BECAUSE IT’S TECHNICALLY THE DAY THAT ...

This February is a little longer than usual. It's a leap year, and today — Thursday, Feb. 29 — is Leap Day. The calendar oddity means this year is actually 366 days long, instead of the ...

Time to jump for joy: 2024 is a leap year, which means we get to add an extra day to the calendar during our shortest month of the year. In honor of the additional day on Thursday, Feb. 29 ...

Leap Day, on Feb. 29, is an extra day added to February every four years, with the last taking place in 2020. Typically, February only has 28 days, and is the shortest month of the year.

Jillian Sturgill, who turns eight this Leap Day! (Jillian Sturgill.) Jillian Sturgill gets a little twinkle in her eye when someone asks her how old she is. She’s physically 32, but she tells ...

Today is Leap Day. We gain a whole day and February is not quite as short this year. Once every four years is a Leap Year, where we add a day to the calendar so we are correctly aligned with the ...

Just think of how much you can get done with an extra day. But, you can't use that excuse this year because we got it! It's a leap year, which means if you have a birthday on Feb. 29, you better ...