The Leap Year

Published: Feb. 29, 2024, 8 a.m.

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February 29, 2024. Almost every four years, an extra \\u201cleap day\\u201d is added to the end of February. The reasons for this stretch back into ancient history to a calendar first introduced by Julius Caesar.


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