In honor of the New Year -- 2008, here are some facts about Leap Years:
Technically, non-leap years are not true years--they are 8 hours short.
After 4 non years, the calendar adds a full day to make one bonus or leap year of 366days
The year is not measured in chronological time, but in distance, the distance it takes to revolve around the sun is aproximately 364 days and 8 hours.
Golden Leapers are those born on February 29 who celebrate their 29th birthday (although they are 116 years old).
--Source: LeapZine
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