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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· 2 months agoGetty Images Claim: In 1712, Sweden added an extra leap day, Feb. 30, to its calendar, for that year...
When is Lunar New Year and how is the holiday celebrated in Rochester?
Gannett via AOL· 3 months agoSome consider the start of the new year to be when the clock strikes midnight on Dec. 31. While this...
What is a Leap Year and when will it happen?
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEvery four years, an additional day is added to the month of February, which makes 29 February is a Leap Year. However, 2023 is not a Leap Year, as this...
Ukraine’s newest attack on Russia? Moving Christmas
The Independent UK via AOL· 9 months agoThe official state holiday for Christmas Day in Ukraine has been changed from 7 January to 25 December, in an effort to move away from Russian tradition....
Are you ready for leap day? Here's where the concept came from
Pensacola News Journal via Yahoo News· 3 months agoHow many days are there in a year? The answer is 365, right? That number is actually rounded down...
How did April Fools' Day start? This Rutgers professor won't trick you
App.com | Asbury Park Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIf you get fooled by a prankster on April 1, don’t feel bad. People have been falling for gags on...
Krispy Kreme, Chipotle and more offer Leap Day deals to celebrate the extra day
Good Morning America via Yahoo News· 2 months agoLeap Day, Feb. 29, only pops up on the Gregorian calendar once every four years, and retailers...
310 miles, 8 days on the St. Johns River: An epic kayaking odyssey from source to sea
Orlando Sentinel via Yahoo Sports· 2 months agoORLANDO, Fla. — As countless millions rang in 2024, I was living by a different sort of Gregorian...
2024 is a leap year, but why?
KTXL via Yahoo News· 3 months ago(FOX40.COM) — Ring in the Leap Year! That’s right, 2024 will see one additional day added to the month of February to maintain our common calendar on all...
Who Decided February 29th Is Leap Day?
Time via Yahoo News· 3 months agoCredit - Getty Images 2024 is a leap year, which means that this February will have an extra day tacked onto the end. But why February? Why not put Leap...
