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March 9, 2012

Strange But True!

Q. You know that leap years occur every fourth year, in years divisible by 4. Do you know the one exception?

A. Division by 4 makes 2012 a leap year, with February 29 added to the calendar, says Joey Green in “Contrary to Popular Belief.” But 2100 won't be a leap year because centenary years also need to be evenly divisible by 400 (2100/4 = 525 but 2100/400 = 5 1/4). Yet you may remember the year 2000 was a leap year since it was divisible by both 4 (2000/4 = 500) and 400 (2000/400 = 5).


 
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