2024 is a leap year. What's it like to have a Feb 29 birthday?

Описание: February 29 only come around once every four years. This video features the stories of people who share that unusual birthday -- how they joke about their age (are they 14 or 56?) and they unique challenges they face. And why do we have leap years? Northeastern University Physicist Jaqueline McCleary explains.

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0:00 intro
0:21 "Modern Family" Leap Year baby
0:33 Meet 3 year old Callen
0:50 The Leap Year calendar
1:22 Why do we have leap years?
2:25 How rare are leap year babies?
2:41 Leap year babies in Massachusetts
2:52 When do leap year babies celebrate a birthday?
3:20 The challenges of being born on leap day
4:08 When does a leap year baby's drivers license expire in MA?
4:42 Elevator operators born on February 29 and the law
5:09 Everyone should celebrate Leap day
5:22 Leap year on Mars or Venus?