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Leap year Coverage

Langston and Grayson are celebrating their first birthday at 4 years old. The pair were born on leap day of 2020 -- now, four years later, they're finally getting a true birthday. 

YOU CAN FIND DETAILS ON THE TOWN'S WEBSITE. VERY SPECIAL BIRTHDAY MENTION ON THIS LEAP DAY. THESE TWINS, LANGSTON IN GRAYSON ARE CELEBRATING THEIR FIRST BIRTHDAY AND THEY'RE 4 YEARS FAIR WAS BORN ON LEAP DAY 2020 SANTA. FOR YEARS LATER, THEY'RE FINALLY GETTING A TRUE BIRTH DAY. LANGSTON AND GRAYSON LIKE PLAYING WITH TOY CARS. THEY ARE FANS OF WRAL NEWS CAST. WE APPRECIATE THEM. AND THEY SAY MIKE MAZE, WEATHER FORECAST HAVE A SPECIAL PLACE IN THEIR HEARTS WILL TELL THEM. YEAH, I THINK IT BUT THEY CELEBRATION SHOULD BE AT LEAST 4 DAYS IF

4-year-old twins celebrate Leap Year birthday for 1st time

Here's a look at what would happen if we didn't have leap years.

NORTH CAROLINA AND HOW TO FIND OUT IF YOUR HOME IS AT RISK. >> USUALLY HAPPENS EVERY 4 YEARS. BUT DO YOU KNOW WHY TED LENDER UNRAVELS THE IMPORTANCE OF LEAP YEARS AND WHAT LIFE ON EARTH WOULD BE LIKE IF WE DIDN'T HAPPEN. >> IT'S STILL THE SHORTEST MONTH. BUT THIS YEAR, FEBRUARY IS AN EXTRA DAY LONGER ALL THANKS TO 2024 BEING A LEAP YEAR. AND WHILE IT MAY NOT SEEM LIKE A BIG DEAL, THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF SCIENCE AND MATH BEHIND WHY WE ALTER OUR CALENDARS. THE REASON WE HAVE LEAP YEARS IS BECAUSE THE LIFE OF THE YEAR AND AND THE LENGTH OF THE DAY ARE NOT REALLY RELATED TO EACH OTHER. A YEAR IS MEASURED BY THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT TAKES THE EARTH TO MAKE ONE FULL TRIP AROUND THE SUN. >> ACCORDING TO NASA, THAT TAKES ABOUT 365 DAYS, 6 HOURS AND 9 MINUTES AND ORDER TO KEEP THE CALENDAR SYNC UP WITH THINGS LIKE THE PARTICULARLY WHEN THE BEGINNING OF SPRING IS IN THE BEGINNING OF FALL. THE EQUINOXES WE HAVE TO MAKE A CORRECTION TO THE CALENDAR. AND IF WE DIDN'T HAVE A LEAP YEARS LIFE AS WE KNOW, IT WOULD LOOK A LOT DIFFERENT. WHAT HAPPENED IS EVENTUALLY THE CALENDAR. WE GET OUT OF SYNC WITH THE SEASONS. SO WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE START OF SPRING BE IN MARCH. AND IF WE DIDN'T HAVE THE LEAKERS EVENTUALLY THE SPRING WOULD START TO DRIFT AND WE'D START HAVING FIRST DAY OF SPRING BY IN JANUARY TO OCTOBER, THE BASIC IDEAS USUALLY EVERY 4 YEARS. >> YOU HAD AN EXTRA DAY TO THE CALENDAR, BUT IN THE DISTANT FUTURE, THE LIFE OF THE DAY IS ACTUALLY GROWING LONGER DUE TO TIDAL EFFECTS FROM SO WE WON'T LEADERS ANYMORE. WHEN THE A NUMBER DAYS AND YEARS IS EXACTLY 365. THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE 2 TO 3 MILLION YEARS FROM NOW. THE NEXT LEAP YEAR WON'T BE UNTIL 2028. >> THAT WAS TED LINDNER

Why leap years are important

February will have an extra day in 2024, as the Earth orbits the Sun for an extra 5 hours 48 minutes and 56 seconds. 

What is a leap year and why do we have them?

Leap years explained

This Saturday, you have the gift of time. Feb. 29 is a leap day -- a calendar oddity that gives us an extra day.

Why Mars needs Leap Days, too

Why Mars Needs Leap Days, Too

The odds of having a Leap Day birthday are one in 1,461. If that's not rare enough, this father and son celebrate their leap day birthday's together.  It's dads 10th birthday but his sons 1st. 

Northridge Elementary 'Leaping Lad' shares his Leap Day birthday with his father

Father and son share a very special leap day birthday bond

Leap Day only happens once every 4 years, so many restaurants & retailers are offering some extra discounts to recognize the day including Olive Garden, Wayback Burgers, Hungry Howie's, Krispy Kreme, East Coast Wings + Grill, Outback, Build-A-Bear and more!

Leap Day Deals 2020

Krispy Kreme Offer

Calendar makers have been inserting intercalary (leap) days since at least the 21st century BCE to get things back into alignment. But how often and where these days were added was a confusing, sometimes politically motivated, mess.