Today is as rare as the olympics, the Presidential election, and 4 times as rare as all of the other holidays that we celebrate. That's right, it's leap day.
Some who may not realize why we have a leap day, well:
From:http://www.timeanddate.com/date/leapyear.html
Using a calendar with 365 days every year would result in a loss of 0.2422 days, or almost six hours per year. After 100 years, this calendar would be more than 24 days ahead of the season (tropical year), which is not desirable or accurate. It is desirable to align the calendar with the seasons and to make any difference as insignificant as possible.
Many famous people were born on this date. Dinah Shore, Jimmy Dorsey, and Jeff "Ja Rule" Atkins. But, none are as familiar as a fictional character who was first brought to light 70 years ago. I am a comic book fan, and without this character, my hobby would not be the same. So, Happy Birthday Superman.
Have a great Leap Day everyone, and though most people will act as if it's just another day, you'll know the truth.
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