Leap years are like the universe’s own way of saying that even time needs a little adjustment now and then. The year 2024 is one such occasion, bringing with it the elusive February 29th – a day that ...

That's because 2024 was a Leap Year, meaning it had 366 days instead of the usual 365. And, Leap Day babies were finally able to enjoy a real birthday on Feb. 29.

Leap years don’t just keep our calendars in sync; they’ve inspired quirky traditions, like women proposing to men, and create birthday challenges for the 1 in 1,461 people born on February 29.

Later, on a calendar yet to come (we'll get to it), it was decreed that years divisible by 100 not follow the four-year leap day rule unless they are also divisible by 400, the JPL notes. In the ...