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Fact Check: Once Upon a Time, Feb. 30 Was a Real Date on the Calendar. Here's How That Happened
Snopes via Yahoo News· 4 months agoGetty Images Claim: In 1712, Sweden added an extra leap day, Feb. 30, to its calendar, for that year...
Why do we have leap years? And how did they come about?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 5 months ago3d rendering clock of change to February 29th. Feb. 29 is a date that happens only once every four...
Did You Know It's 2016 in Ethiopia Right Now?
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 2 months agoLocated in the horn of east Africa, Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is the world's 12th-largest nation and the oldest...
Here's How Easter Sunday Is Determined Every Year
Country Living via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEaster Sunday changes dates year-to-year. This year, Easter is on Sunday, April 9, 2023. How is the Easter date determined? The holiday occurs on the...
Why do we have Leap Day? What to know about the science behind the extra calendar day
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThere are only 24 hours in a day, and only 365 days in a year, it's often said. But every four...
Google Doodle celebrates leap year
The Independent via Yahoo News· 4 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...
Why Easter and Passover are observed on different dates each year
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 1 year agoToday is the day members of the Jewish faith begin observing Passover, which spans April 5-13, 2023....
Why does a leap year have 366 days?
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 4 months agoLeap Day is coming. Marvin Samuel Tolentino Pineda/iStock, via Getty images Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question...
Audemars Piguet’s New Perpetual Calendar Watch Is So Advanced You Won’t Have to Reset It for Nearly...
Robb Report via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Audemars Piguet Universelle RD#4, with 40 functions, including 23 complications and 17 technical...
Asteroid named after pope behind Gregorian calendar reform
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPope Gregory XIII, the 16th century pontiff responsible for what is today known as the Gregorian...
