By Lisa Goudy
Once every four years, we get a bonus day in February.
This year is one of those years.The year 2016 is
a leap year and Monday
- Feb. 29 - is Leap Day. While many of us might not care about
having an extra day, ignoring the fact that it's a Monday in
the middle of winter, the reason for having a leap year is
actually significant. And no, I'm not talking about the Amy Adams'
romantic comedy film, 'Leap Year,' although I do hope to one day
visit Ireland.
So the first question becomes why do we have
leap years? The answer has to do with the sun and Earth's orbit. We have
365
days in a year, but the Earth takes five hours, 48 minutes and 46
seconds longer than that to go around the sun. Over a period
of four years, that added time equates to a day.
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