- February 29 doesn't come around every year. It takes the Earth 365 1/4 days to revolve around the sun. Every 4 years, that 1/4 equals a whole extra day, turning into February 29!
- It was the early Romans who designated February 29 as leap day.
- A calculation for a Gregorian calendar was established in the 16th century to include leap day in years only divisible by 4.
- There is a tradition originating in 5th century Ireland of women proposing to men on leap year day
- There was a law in Scotland forbidding a man to decline a February 29 proposal.
- People born on leap year day are called "leaplings".
Leap Day - Your Extra Day!
Some things you may not know about February 29:
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People born on February 29th, Have the curious character of aging at the same rate as SL avatars. ie someone that is 5 in SL often feels like they have aged 20 in RL. So Leaplings could also be known as SLeaplings.
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