The Secret Rules That Define a Leap Year [Video]

So, we all know that every four years we are forced to extend the excruciating horror that is February by a day in order to keep the calendar accurate and call it a “leap year.” But did you know that this simple act doesn’t actually keep our calendar on track? In fact, there are two additional caveats to the Leap Year rules to keep things ticking along correctly. Trust me, that alone is reason enough to watch this video.

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