Take the leap: Larn what this calendar correction is about. | National and World News

Have a look at some of the numbers, history and lore behind the (not quite) every four year phenom that adds a 29th day to February. The thing to know is that leap year exists, in large part, to keep the months in sync with annual events, including equinoxes and solstices.

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