Interesting facts about this day you may not know.
- In a nutshell, the Earth actually rotates about 365 and quarter times on its axis to complete a full year’s orbit around the sun. That means that periodically -- or every four years to be precise -- an extra day is needed to help balance things out. Apparently, the end of February seemed as good a place as any. And, according to most theories, we have Julius Caesar to thank for that.
- Greek superstition claims that bad luck will come to couples that marry during a leap year. Allegedly one in five engaged couples in Greece will avoid planning their wedding during a leap year.
- In modern-day America, Leap Year fables evolved into every teenage girl’s worst nightmare -- a Sadie Hawkins dance in which girls invite boys to spend an uncomfortable evening in a crepe-paper covered gymnasium.
- The chances of a leap birthday are one in 1,461 -- long odds for getting the short end of the stick. Imagine waiting four years for your real birthday and hearing endless jokes about being three when you're really 12.
- The longest time between two leap years is eight years. The last time this happened was between 1896 and 1904 and it won't happen again until 2096 to 2104.
- People born on leap year’s day are called leaplings.
And now the really important information:
We'll meet at the posted coordinates (Culver's, 9130 159th St., Orland Park, IL 60462) from 7:00 p.m. - 8:30p.m. with the group photo at 8:25 p.m.