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He may just be the first "leapling" born this year in Southeast Texas.

Have a look at some of the numbers, history and lore behind the (not quite) every four year phenom that adds a 29th day to February. The thing to know is that leap year exists, in large part, to keep the months in sync with annual events, including equinoxes and solstices.

Is it a Leap year?

Leap years were created to keep the human calendar in line with Earth's rotation around th

Have a look at some of the numbers, history and lore behind the (not quite) every-four-year phenomenon that adds a 29th day to February.

Leap year. It's a delight for the calendar and math nerds among us. So how did it all begin and why do we need an extra day?

The math is mind-boggling in a layperson sort of way and down to fractions of days and minutes. There's even a leap second occasionally, but there's no hullabaloo when that happens.

Here are some of the numbers, history and lore behind the (not quite) every four year phenom that adds a 29th day to February.

Ending an extra day every four years prevents summer in November and other calendar chaos

NEW YORK (AP) — Leap year. It’s a delight for the calendar and math nerds among us. So how did it all begin and why?Have<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://wsvn.com/news/us-world/what-would-happen-without-a-leap-day-more-than-you-might-think/">Read More</a>