Feb. 29 has all sorts of myths and trivia associated with it, not to mention leaplings, those people born on the day.

Once every four years, an extra day is added to the month of February. That year is considered a leap year, and February 29 is known as a leap day. Leap years exist because it takes the Earth 365 days ...

Saturday is Feb. 29, a.k.a. leap day, a date that appears on our calendars only once every four years. Leap day is added because it takes the Earth 365 days, five hours, 48 minutes and 45 seconds to ...

It's not every year that you see February 29 on the calendar -- and it's not technically every four years either. Thursday is officially leap day. For some, its birthdate, or a day for special deals ...

In 2012 we add one day more day to the year, Feb. 29, to bring our calendar more nearly into accord with the seasons. Under the Julian calendar, every fourth year was a leap year, on the assumption ...

For Carol Day, it’s her wedding anniversary as well as her birthday. Danielle Hetke will turn seven only to have her daughter turn eight several days later. For Leann Silvia, it’s living with other ...

Leap year. It's a delight for the calendar and math nerds among us. So how did it all begin and why? Have a look at some of the numbers, history and lore behind the (not quite) every four year phenom ...