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1Leap Year Day Babies born in 1884 had no birthday during their entire teen-age years. Why? Because 1900 was not a Leap Year.In 1888 they were 4 at 1. In 1892 they were 8 at 2. In 1896 they were 12 at 3. Since 1900 was not a Leap Year, there were 8 years before they could celebrate again on February 29. So, in 1904 they were 20 at 5. Not one ...

1) If Raenell was born in 1960, but has only had 10 birthdays on her birthday, how could she be 40 in the year 2000? (Answer: Because 1960 was a Leap Year so Raenell must have been born on February 29. Note: See how it is worded? "on her birthday" - we can only celebrate our birthday ON our birthday, in Leap Years.) 2) If Peter was ...

Bissextile ..... bis-sex-tile.  adj. - Of or relating to a lep ...

2008 is a leap year, with 366 days instead of the usual 365 days. Why? It was the ancient Egyptians who first figured out that the solar year and the man-made calendar year didn't always match up. That's because it actually takes the Earth a little longer than a year to travel around the Sun — 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 46 ...