STS Once upon a Time LLC Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 2/29/2012
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Minnesota River Trail cache
This cache is placed as a LeapinGuy LeapDay Cache LLC

1. Leap year babies born in the year 1884 did not celebrate a single birthday on their actual birth date throughout entire teen age years.February 29th fell on the year they turned 12 and then not again until they turned 20.
2. The tradition of women proposing to men on leap year day dates all the way back to 5th century Ireland.
3. In 1288 Queen Margret of Scotland ordered that any man who was proposed to on Leap Year’s Day and refused the proposal could be fined either a kiss, a silk dress, or a pair of gloves that were to be given to the rejected woman. So a woman, who was extremely unpopular could fund her entire wardrobe by proposing to a lot of men she knew would refuse her.
4. The very first calendar that provided for leap year was introduced in 238 B.C. By King Ptolemy.
5. Astrologers believe that anyone being born on February 29th has unusual talents and personalities befitting of their special birth day. People born on leap year’s day are called leaplings.
6. Anthony, Texas is the self proclaimed leap year capital of the world. Every year this little town that sits on the border of New Mexico holds a festival and leap year birthday celebrations complete with a carnival and hot air balloon rides. People come from all over the world to celebrate their special birthday in style.
7. The chances of having a leap year birthday are 1 in 1,461.
8. There are about 4 million people in the world who have been born on February 29th.
FTF Honors - BM455

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