Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Generally, every year that's evenly divisible by four contains a Leap Day — 2020, 2024, 2028 and so on. However, Leap Day is skipped in ...

This accounts for the fact that the earth's complete orbit is actually 365 and ¼ days. Leap day means having an extra 24 hours of... well, everything, including time to think about your finances.

When is the next leap year? Here are some fascinating leap year facts, along with all the details about why leap day always falls on Feb. 29.

A lot of annoying little hacks are needed to keep our integer-based calendar in sync with a floating-point universe, and the big one, leap day, passed us by this week. Aside from the ignominy of a ...

The shortest month of the year, February gets the privilege of an 'extra day' called leap day in every fourth year. Today is again that extra day and which obviously makes this year a special year.

Contrary to what some might believe, however, not every four years is a leaper. Adding a leap day every four years would make the calendar longer by more than 44 minutes, according to the National ...

Leap day, February 29, comes around every four years and was first introduced by Julius Caesar over 2,000 years ago. It is a day filled with folklore, superstitions and traditions, old and new.

TAMPA, Fla. — It’s only here once every four years, which gave leap day kids an extra reason to celebrate on Thursday. Though some will tell you a February 29 th birthday isn’t without its ...

particularly enjoying the color pink and Valentine's Day. When asked how they celebrate their birthdays on non-leap years, Caylin emphasizes her love for birthdays and extends her celebrations ...