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Why do we need a leap day anyway?

Name: Why do we need a leap day anyway?
Uploaded: 2024-02-29T09:30:00-0600
Duration: 3 min 47 s
Description: Leap years keep months in sync with annual events. It's a correction to counter the fact that earth's orbit isn't precisely 365 days a year.

Leap years keep months in sync with annual events. It's a correction to counter the fact that earth's orbit isn't precisely 365 days a year.