Who knew that leap seconds were even a thing?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Did you realize that 2024 had an extra day? That's because 2024 was a Leap Year, meaning it had 366 days instead of the usual 365.

• The point of the leap year is to help adjust the Gregorian calendar by adding an extra day every four years. But even that doesn’t quite do the trick, which is why scientists periodically call for a ...

Is 2026 a leap year? There's something about the randomness of throwing an extra day into a month once every few years that grabs our attention and curiosity. Feb. 29 has all sorts of myths and trivia ...

While there are plenty of things to note in the calendar for 2024, one of the biggest is that this year is a leap year. A leap year means there's an extra day in the calendar. "It takes approximately ...

Happy birthday, leaplings! The next Leap Day is Feb. 29, 2028. If you were born on Leap Day 1928, you’ll be 100 years old or 25 in Leap Day years.

It's not every year that you see February 29 on the calendar -- and it's not technically every four years either. Thursday is officially leap day. For some, its birthdate, or a day for special deals ...

It's not every year that you see February 29 on the calendar -- and it's not technically every four years either. Thursday is officially leap day. For some, its birthdate, or a day for special deals ...