February 29
It is a unique day, of course, so it seems like it deserves some recognition. My friend Clayton Shold over at Salesopedia has posted some interesting, trivial facts regarding this day.
To pique your interest:
The last time February had five Fridays was 1980.
The chances of being born on February 29th are 1 in 1461.
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Posted By Derrick Moe | Anecdotes | |
Sounds like a Cliff Klavin fact fest, don’t it? As a confirmed afficienado of February 29th, I learned that it was the Gregorians (yes, the chant people) who were called upon by the Pope to “handle” the extra 11 minutes a year that the first try at ‘Leap Year’ did not address. Their solution? If the last year of the century is divisible by 400, then it gets a Leap Year day (Feb 29th). If not, sorry. I celebrated my 12th birthday on Feb. 29th, 2000 but will not get a day to celebrate my 37th birthday in 2100. Yes, I’m a Leaper, and had a great time last week on my 14th b-day.