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Where do leap years come from?

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17y ago
Updated: 8/16/2019

The need to keep the year of the calendar in line with the actual position of the Earth in relation to the sun. A year is roughly 365 and a quarter days therefore if unchecked the calendar will lapse and will end up getting behind the seasons.

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