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February 29 – Leap Before You Look

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Today’s factismal: A year is 365 days, 5 hours 49 minutes, and 12 seconds long. Today is Leap Day, a special day added almost every four years in order to “fix” our calendar. But why should the calendar need fixing? The answer lies with the Romans. You see, until the time of Julius Caesar (yes, […]

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