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Why is there a leap year anyway?  

leap year makes me.... Photo by Steve Woods
leap year makes me.... Photo by Steve Woods


Question 1: Cavemen never worried about leap years, it's only been since calendars have forced their will upon us that we had these problems. All of leap year revolves around which pesky natural event?
 

 The first full-moon of the year The dang-blessed vernal equinox


Question 2: A 'tropical year' is 365.2422 days long, or rather the actual time between vernal equinox events. Math alert! The .2422 of a day equals what part of a plain old, normal day?
 

 One ten-thousandth One entire day
 One quarter  


Question 3: What is another 'big city' term for leap year?
 

 Leap year Intercalary year




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