Why Are There Leap Years? | COLOSSAL QUESTIONS

Just about every four years, calendars have one extra day tacked on to the shortest month of the year. It’s called a “leap year” and it’s maybe the strangest thing we do on the calendar! But, why? Who came up with leap years, and why do we have them??
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