Neil deGrasse Tyson

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According to Gregorian rules, only 1 in 4 century years is a leap year — the rarity of 2000’s leap day went largely unnoticed — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 29, 2016

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The Leap Day is misnamed. We’re not leaping anywhere. The calendar is simply, and abruptly, catching up with Earth’s orbit — PolitiTweet.org

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@TheKidKelch @Andrew__Carter FYI: To most people, “leap” has usage connotation of getting ahead, rather than catching up. — PolitiTweet.org