10 Facts About Leap Year That Will Add On To Your Knowledge

Do you know that 2016 is going to be a Leap Year?
Let’s remind some facts about leap year we studied in our Grade 3. It comes after every four years, it has 365+1 days in a year, and 29 Feb is called the Leap Day, BLAH. That is it? Here are few less known interesting facts about leap year that will blow your mind-

1. Leap Years are the only years where January 1st and December 31st are on different days of the week.

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2. Women are traditionally expected to propose to men on Leap Day.


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3. About 4 million people in the world have been born on February 29th.


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4. Egyptians introduced the concept of adding a leap year in the calendar.


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5. In Greece, getting married in a leap year is considered unlucky.


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6. One in 1461 person is born on Leap Day.


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7. Those born on Leap Day are considered “Leaplings”.


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8. February 29 also marks as the ‘Rare Disease Day’.


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9. The frog is a symbol related with Leap Year.


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10. And Disneyland remains open for 24 hours on Leap Day.


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2016 is not that far. So don’t forget to comment before grabbing your tickets for Disneyland.

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