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Why Leap Day is the most 'offbeat' day of the year

Why Leap Day is the most 'offbeat' day of the year

FromSomething Offbeat


Why Leap Day is the most 'offbeat' day of the year

FromSomething Offbeat

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Length:
13 minutes
Released:
Feb 26, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Almost every four years, an extra day scoots into calendars: Feb. 29, or Leap Day. It’s coming up this Thursday. Many people know that the shortest month of the year gets a little longer on occasion because the solar year doesn’t quite line up with our calendar. Still, the podcast team had some questions. Tim Goodwin, associate editor of the Old Farmer's Almanac, joined the show to help. 
 
Released:
Feb 26, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

What’s the deeper story behind that weird headline you forwarded to your friends or shared at the watercooler? We ask questions to gain grounded insight into the stranger news of the week.