5 things about the leap year you may not know


Every leap year there is a Summer Olympics, but not all Olympic Games falls on leap years. — Filepic

Here are some things you may not know about the leap year, from famous people born on leap day, to why it is added to February and not other months.

1. Not every fourth year is a leap year

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