By Dr. Mercola
By Dr. Mercola
Every four years, a little-understood but interesting phenomenon takes place: we get an extra day. It’s called Leap Year, and it falls on February 29.
It’s a reprieve, of sorts. Because every year grants us about 365 plus one-quarter days, you could think of it as a six-hour surplus each year for four years. On the fourth year when those hours total 24, it essentially adds an extra day.
Although it may be more accurately referred to as Leap Day, Leap Year has to do with the time it takes the Earth to …read more
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