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February 28, 2016

The Real Reason for Leap Year

Dr. Amanda Foreman

It's complicated: part religion, part politics, part astrophysics. Historian and columnist Dr. Amanda Foreman explains at the link above.

Posted at 03:12 PM in Science & Technology |

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