Leap Day Media Roundup
Happy Leap Day! On this rarest of dates, we pause to round up some of the token Leap Year news stories:
*Likely the most popular featurette: Leap Day babies celebrate their once-every-four-years birthdays
*Something a bit more off the wall: Wacky couples get hitched on February 29—for reasons ranging from the date's novelty to the appealing prospect of not having to remember anniversaries very often...In addition: Leap Day was once (way back when courtship rules were much stricter) the one acceptable day for women to propose to men
*The obligatory practical explanation: Leap Day helps synchronize the calendar year with the solar year (which is 365 days, five hours, 48 minutes, and 46 seconds)
*And, last but not least, several stories are quick to point out that "leaplings" (the nickname for Leap Day babies) get a free large one-topping Papa's Perfect Pan pizza from Papa John's today!
