Happy Leap Day

5 Things You May Not Know About Leap Day

Happy Leap Day every one, we see this day every 4 years and today I'm going to share with u the 5 things you didn't know happened or took place on this day. Happy Birthday if it today, and please I hope your using your REAL AGE! Ha Ha

1. Many ancient calendars had entire leap months

Many calendars, including the Hebrew, Chinese and Buddhist calendars, are lunisolar, meaning their dates indicate the position of the Moon as well as the position of Earth relative to the sun.

2. Julius Caesar introduced Leap Day, with help from the Egyptians...

During his time in Egypt, Caesar became convinced of the superiority of the Egyptian solar calendar, which featured 365 days and an occasional intercalary month which was inserted when astronomers observed the correct conditions in the stars.

3. ...but their math was a little off

By the 16th century, scholars had noticed that time was still slipping—Caesar's calculation that a year lasted 365.25 days was close, but still overestimated the solar year by 11 minutes.

4. Leap Day is often associated with marriage, proposals and flipping gender roles

legend has it that St. Patrick designated the only day that does not occur annually, February 29, as a day on which women would be allowed to propose to men. In some places, Leap Day thus became known as Bachelor's Day.

5. People born on Leap Day are called 'Leaplings'

There are only about 5 million people in the whole world who were born on February 29, with the odds of being born on Leap Day standing at about 1-in-1,461. Several famous people—including actress and singer Dinah Shore (born 1916), motivational speaker Tony Robbins (born 1960) and hip-hop artist Ja Rule (born 1976)—are leaplings. Leaplings technically only get to celebrate their birthdays once every four years, but they do get to be part of an elite group.

YOU JUST BEEN LEAPED!