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Old 02-29-2008, 05:32 PM   #1
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Happy Leap Day! <3
I hope everyone noticed today wasn't March. (Going by USA, EST.)

Anywho, I found an article about the history of Leap Day, so if anyone's interested or anything, here it is.

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Happy Leap Day! (Unless You're in Debt)
This being February 29 — Leap Day — today is costing you an extra day's interest if you're repaying a debt. On the bright side, its earning you a tiny bit more on your bank deposits.

Whom do we have to thank — or curse — for this extra day every four years? Julius Caesar and his lover, Cleopatra.

In 48 B.C., Julius Caesar was in Alexandria, Egypt, absorbing the culture and science — and decadence — of Cleopatra's capital. There he learned from an old sage named Acoreus about Egypt's calendar, which had a leap year.

At the time, the Roman calendar did not. Like most ancient calendars, it was based on the phases of the moon, which in one cycle take about 29.5 days. But 12 months of 29.5 days doesn't equal the true length of the year as measured by the orbit of the Earth around the sun. It's off by 11 days, so anniversaries, holidays, and entire seasons to drift backward on lunar calendars.

The ancient Egyptians had realized this and created a calendar 365??-days long — with the fraction averaged in by adding an extra day every four years.

When Caesar returned to Rome, he created a 365-day calendar with a quadrennial leap year, adding the extra day in February.

A minor hassle for some, perhaps, but certainly better than the alternative faced by the Romans. Back in 45 B.C., for instance, their lunar calendar had drifted backward by 80 days — nearly three months. Spring had become winter, and autumn came in the summer months.

To correct, this Caesar decreed that 45 B.C. would be 445 days long. Think about the extra interest on 80 extra days! No wonder they called it "The Year of Confusion."


But yeah. VanAlstyne also said something about how 2100 won't be a leap year. I wonder if I'll still be alive by then... /strokes chin.

Is anyone's birthday today?
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Old 02-29-2008, 05:38 PM   #2
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woot!!! Happy Leap Day,my teacher passed out like a lot of candy today because of the Leap Day
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What teacher passes out candy on Leap Day? >.>
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lolz,well i dunno...i guess she was so happy about the day

like everyday,she passes out food if we work well.She passed out Tortito chips 3 days ago on Tuesday...no salsa dip
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You must have at least had a bottle of watter with you?
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*Leaps on thread*
Happy Leap Day. =]
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extra day sucks e.e

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YAY. Plus olympics are in BEIJING!! woo! xD
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