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Leap Year 2012

LEAP YEAR 2012 NEED THEM? ONE EARTH REVOLUTION AROUND THE SUN WHY DO WE 365 w 5 o 48 46 DAYS HOURS MINUTES SECONDS Leap years are necessary to keep our calendar in alignment with the Earth's revolutions around the sun: LEAP DAY BIRTHDAYS JULIUS CAESAR INTRODUCED LEAP YEARS IN 45 BCE by adding one day to the last month of the calendar year, February. 1 in 1461 4 Million The chances of being born on Leap Day The number of people in the world that were born on February 29th. Leaplings have to wait every 4 years to "officially" observe their birthdays. JANUARY AND FEBRUARY WERE ADDED IN 700 BCE BY NUMA POMPILILIUS to reflect the lunar calendar, this made February the last month of the year. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/08/leap-year-its-origins-and-other- facts_n_1263273.htmlhttp://www.statisticbrain.com/leap-year-statistics/http:// www.thereveillenwu.com/2.4176/nwu-sophomore-officially-turns-five-this-leap- year-1.521232#.T0gEx8zYeCchttp://statistics.about.com/od/Applications/a/ Leap-Day-Statistics.htm THE SOCIAL ISTA AY HA BİRT BITHDAY

Leap Year 2012

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