The next time is this Thursday, when we'll have a rare Feb. 29. What is Leap Day, and why do we have it? Short answer: Every four years, in the same years as American presidential elections and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Every four years, we are gifted an extra day in the calendar, known as Leap Day, which falls on February 29. This phenomenon, while rare, holds a variety of interesting quirks and historical ...

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.

“I used to have big blowout parties, but I'm pretty mellow about it these days." How old would you be if you were born on Leap Day? We did the math for you. Happy birthday! How old would you be ...

29: "It's always a special day to have an actual birthday,” he said in a 2024 Leap Year story on news-journalonline.com. “I used to have big blowout parties, but I'm pretty mellow about it ...

Leap day statistics estimate the odds of a Feb. 29 birthday at about 1 in 1,500. The extra 24 hours on Feb. 29 are necessary about every four years — a leap year — to keep the calendar in line ...

Jeannette Giliam, born on Leap Day (29 February) 1920, is adamant she wasn’t born on any other day and is now “26 years old”.Her big day was celebrated with her family in Somerset West, a day daughter ...

Leap Day 2024, Google Doodle: Google also shared some insights into the origin of Google Doodles. (Image: Google Screengrab) Leap Day 2024: Google has come up with yet another extremely creative ...

People whose birthdays fall on February 29 get to celebrate their special day only when a Leap Year comes around. Since 2025 is not a Leap Year, people born on Leap Day will only get to celebrate ...

Chain restaurants are giving food freebies or deals on Feb. 29 in honor of Leap Day Sabrina Weiss is the Editorial Assistant of PEOPLE's food department. She writes the weekly recipes for the ...