Ten News Explains Leap Day! 📆

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🗓️ 28 February 2024

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Today on The Ten News: 📆 Ever wonder why we have an extra day every four years? Ryan & Pam explain what a Leap Year is as we get ready for a Leap Day! 🎂 A special guest joins us whose birthday falls on February 29th. Hear firsthand what it's like to celebrate a birthday that only comes around once every four years. 🤩 Learn about 4 big events that happen every 4 years including the FIFA World Cup, the Presidential Election, and more! 🗞️ Plus, 10 things you need to know from the 2 year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine to the U.S. returning to the lunar surface! 🛹 And, on the trivia throne: what year did Tony Hawk make a big leap? Help support The Ten News by donating today at this link. Thank you!!

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0:00.0	Hi team. Ryan. Ryan.
0:09.0	What's up, Pam?
0:11.0	Why are you standing on a desk?
0:13.0	Because it's almost leap day and I'm practicing to be the farthest leaper.
0:17.0	That isn't what leap day is about. I think you should get down from there.
0:21.3	Okay, but I'm going to leap off right at you.
0:24.5	Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
0:28.2	I'm getting pretty good, right?
0:29.9	I'm Ryan Willard, and I'm ready to start the show.
0:32.5	And I'm Pamela Kirkland.
0:34.5	It's Wednesday, February 28th.
0:36.9	This is the 10 News.
0:39.1	10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 3. 1.
0:45.9	There's a lot happening around the world right now, and we want to keep you cool,
0:49.7	kind, and informed. So we're going to kick things off with our top story of the day.
1:00.4	Tomorrow, February 29th, is Leap Day, making 2024 a leap year. I told you!
1:01.2	Yeah, still not the point of the day.
1:05.6	I'm not convinced. Why do we add an extra day to February every four years?
1:10.0	Well, you know that a regular calendar year is
1:12.9	365 days, right? That's roughly the number of days it takes the earth to take one trip around
1:19.7	the sun. But 365 is actually a rounded number. It really takes 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 56 seconds to make the trip.
1:30.9	This is called a sidereal year, and because it's slightly longer than the calendar year,
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