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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Happy Leap Day!

Hi CityLover readers,
Happy Leap Day! Leap Day occurs every four years. Leap Day is super important because without it, we would be twenty-four days off within 100 years (A century). While the calendar holds 365 days, in a year, the Earth orbits the Sun, but it actually takes a little bit longer. In reality, it takes 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 46 seconds for the Earth to orbit the Sun. That's about six hours so if we add one more day to the calendar every four years, our calendar will be in sync with the seasons.

Thanks for reading,
CityLover

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