If January felt endless, February may be refreshing since it's only 28 days long. Thank the Romans for that oddity. Before the Gregorian calendar used today, Roman King Numa Pompilius (715-673 BC ...

But that’s a myth. Rather, February has 28 days because, to the Romans, the month was an afterthought. In the 8th century BCE, they used the Calendar of Romulus, a 10-month calendar that kicked ...

If January felt endless, February may be refreshing since it's only 28 days long. Thank the Romans for that oddity. Before the Gregorian calendar used today, Roman King Numa Pompilius (715-673 BC ...

February 2024 will have an extra day added to the calendar. February is the shortest ... million people share Feb. 29 as a birthday and the special moniker of "leaplings". Many of the people ...

Once every four years, an extra day is added to the month of February. That year is ... and lots of hoopla that surround this special day). Our calendar is not entirely in sync with our planet's ...

2024 is a leap year, which means that this February will have an extra day ... Intercalation, or the insertion of days in a calendar, has been tried and tested across civilizations, to try to ...