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In Greensboro, you might encounter three women with a unique birthday: February 29th. Though their appearances suggest they've lived full lives, their official birthdate makes them technically teenagers.

OF DECEMBER. YOU CAN WATCH THAT DRAWING RIGHT HERE ON WRAL AT 11 O'CLOCK. SO TODAY'S THE DAY YOU KNOW, ONLY COMES AROUND EVERY SO OFTEN IT IS LEAP DAY, OF COURSE, IN A LEAP HERE TONIGHT, WE FIND OUR TAR HEEL TRAVELER. >> IN GREENSBORO, SCOTT MACEAN VISITS 3 YOUNG WOMEN WHO WE FIRST MET IN 2012 WHO SHARE THIS UNIQUE BIRTHDAY. >> IT'S THEIR BIRTHDAY. ALL 3 OF ALL BORN THE SAME YEAR 1948. ON THE SAME DAY, FEBRUARY. 29, IT'S A WONDERFUL THING. THEY ARE 16 YEARS OLD AND THAT'S MY STORY. I'M STICKING TO ITS LIKE TIME TURNED UPSIDE DOWN. FEBRUARY HAS 28 DAY. IT HAS. 29. USUALLY ONCE EVERY 4 YEARS, THAT'S MY FIRST REAL BIRTH TO HER FIRST BIRTHDAY. BUT SHE'S NOT ONE. SHE'S FOR. THIS IS MY REAL 6TH BIRTHDAY. SO ACTUALLY, I'M 24. SHE'S A LEAP DAY LADY. WE HAVE A LEAP DAY SO THAT THE CALENDAR STAYS RIGHT? IT HAS TO DO WITH THE TIME IT TAKES THE EARTH TO CIRCLE THE SUN SLIGHTLY MORE THAN 365 DAYS, WHICH REQUIRES AN OCCASIONAL EXTRA DAY SO THAT THE CALENDAR YEAR AND SOLAR YEAR STAY IN SYNC IS ONLY 200,000 OF US IN THE WHOLE UNITED STATES. AND HERE ARE 3 OF THEM AT TEXAN SHIRLEY'S IN GREENSBURG. HAHA LONG TO THE SAME WOMEN'S PROFESSIONAL GROUP. THIS IS LIKE IMPOSSIBLE AND A GROUP OF 150 TO HAVE 3 PEOPLE WITH THE SAME LEAP DAY BIRTHDAY. AND THE FACT THAT WE'RE ALL BORN ON THE SAME YEAR AS HAPPY AS I'VE HAD A HAPPY LIFE. I'M VERY HAPPY FOR THAT. THEY GREW UP CELEBRATING THEIR BIRTHDAYS ON FEBRUARY 28TH OR MARCH FIRST OR SOMETIMES BOW TO CELEBRATE. 28 29 MARCH FIRST AND WE'LL STAY AT IT TO WHAT THE 29TH HAS ALWAYS HAD. SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE, A MEANINGFUL TIME. MY MOM DAD, FEBRUARY 24TH. MY BIRTHDAY WAS THE 29TH HEARST WAS THE 8TH. MY DAD'S WAS THE 15TH. SAINT PATRICK'S DAY IS THE 17TH. HE DIED. THE 19 I ALMOST EVERYTHING THAT BIG IN MY LIFE HAPPENED IN THESE 3 WEEKS. BUT THIS ONE DAY IS ABOUT CELEBRATION. GOOD HONOR SOCIETY OF LEAP YEAR DAY BABIES. ARE THEY GIRL ONE TO WIN 3? I DON'T KNOW HOW WE DO AND THE EARLY DAYS OLD, HE BEGAN BACK IN 45 BC. >> TODAY ABOUT 5 MILLION PEOPLE LIVING WORLDWIDE WERE BORN ON FEBRUARY. 29TH. AMONG THEM A BIG NAME. YOU PROBABLY KNOW. WELL, A CAROLINA HURRICANES, LEGENDARY GOALIE CAM WARD, ACCORDING TO TRADITION. ALSO IN SOME AREAS OF THE WORLD, FEBRUARY 29TH IS ALSO THE ONE DAY WHEN IT'S ACCEPTABLE. THEY SAY FOR WOMEN TO ASK MEN TO MARRY THEM.

Tar Heel Traveler, Leap Day: 3 Greensboro women born on the same day 

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

Feb. 29 is a leap day, an extra day added to the end of February every four years. It is also Chrissy Barnhill and her oldest daughter Bea's birthday. 

Mother, daughter share Leap Day birthday

Chrissy Barnhill and her daughter Bea

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

Krispy Kreme is offering customers a dozen Original Glazed(r) doughnuts for only $2.29 with the purchase of any regularly priced dozen on Feb. 29! Plus, If your birthday is on Feb, 29, you'll get a free Original Glazed dozen! Read on for the details. 

Krispy Kreme Leap Day Deals: Dozen doughnuts for $2.29 w/purchase of any doz. plus 2/29 birthdays get free donuts!

Krispy Kreme Leap Day Graphic (photo courtesy Krispy Kreme)

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

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. 

Father and son share a very special leap day birthday bond

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

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!