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Why do we have leap years? Everything to know about Leap Day
CBS News via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThis February is a little longer than usual. It's a leap year, and today — Thursday, Feb. 29 — is...
These 9 Affordable Sites and Apps Will Send Your Birth Control Straight! To! Your! Front! Door!
Cosmopolitan via Yahoo News· 12 months agoQQ: Why Aren't You Getting Your BC Delivered???Getty Images/Margie Rischiotto Sure, the 21st century...
2024 is a Leap Year, but what does that mean? Here's the story behind Feb. 29
Courier Post via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFebruary 29 only comes around once every four years, but does anyone really know why? This year we...
Pompeii archaeologists found the remains of a man raising an arm to protect himself from caving...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPhoto of Pompeii ruins from above, taken on March 29th, 2014.Leonardo Costa Farias Pompeii...
What’s the point of a Leap Year? Why 2024 brings 29 days of February
The Independent via Yahoo News· 3 months agoEvery so often, the shortest month of the year, February, is given one extra day, making it 29 days...
Part of Hadrian's 1,800-year-old aqueduct and rare Greek coins unearthed near Corinth
Live Science via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe remains of rare silver coins that were part of religious worship in an ancient Greek settlement....
Afghanistan archaeological sites dating back to 1000 BC plundered under Taliban rule
The Independent via Yahoo News· 3 months agoMore than 37 archaeological sites in Afghanistan have been destroyed and targeted with “systematic...
Bejabbers! Learn Something New About the Luck of the Irish Thanks to These 100+ Irish Surnames
Parade via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWe've got insight into 105 of common Irish last names, and their meanings. The luck of the Irish....
Egypt is renovating one of its ancient pyramids using granite, and some heritage experts are...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA screenshot from a video shared by Mostafa Waziri, head of Egypt's Supreme Council of Activities,...
Google Doodle celebrates leap year
The Independent via Yahoo News· 3 months agoGoogle Doodle is celebrating Leap Day on 29 February - a date that only comes around every four years to keep our calendars in line with the Earth and...