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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 29 Feb 2016

    Still calendrically curious? More than you ever cared to know about Leap Days [3min 20sec]:http://bit.ly/21sw8i0 

    8:15 AM - 29 Feb 2016
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      2. Apuntes de #ciencia‏ @ApuntesCiencia 29 Feb 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        #Años #bisiestos • http://bit.ly/21sw8i0  vía @neiltyson #VideoCiencia #inglés

        1 reply 3 retweets 2 likes
      3. Danitxelo‏ @danitxelo 29 Feb 2016
        Replying to @ApuntesCiencia

        @ApuntesCiencia Por lo que leí una vez,cada 4 es bisiesto,pero los múltiplos de 100 no lo son,con excepción de múltiplos de 400.

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Apuntes de #ciencia‏ @ApuntesCiencia 29 Feb 2016
        Replying to @danitxelo

        @danitxelo Algoritmo correcto y en un tuit 👍🏼

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      5. Danitxelo‏ @danitxelo 29 Feb 2016
        Replying to @ApuntesCiencia

        @ApuntesCiencia Pero como apunte curioso,con la implantación del calendario gregoriano,del 4/10/1582 se pasó directamente al 15/10.

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      1. Serious Hat‏ @adlerelle 29 Feb 2016
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        @neiltyson Thank you, I'm calendrically all the time!

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      2. Josh Green‏ @JoshGSEODad 29 Feb 2016
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        @neiltyson The really important question is that if I am a salaried employee, am I working for free today? #LeapYear

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      3. Peta‏ @goodie4pj 29 Feb 2016
        Replying to @JoshGSEODad

        @JoshGSEODad @neiltyson Yep! Actually I think you are! OMG WE ALL ARE!!! I think I'll chuck a sickie and go back to bed!

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      1. Amy Allen‏ @AmyWatson060913 29 Feb 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson It took me a moment to realise why my Facebook time hop was so sparse this morning...

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      2. Lori Claudio  🎨‏ @amused2Bhere 29 Feb 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson would it be so bad if we made feb 29 a permanent thing?

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      1. Themassilian‏ @TheDragon4u 12 May 2016
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        im born 29.02.2000 😀 I feel special 👍🏻

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      1. Paula Kates‏ @pjsoaps 4 Mar 2016
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        @neiltyson Thank you! Maybe once Sanders' has cleaned house, wasted money can go to health care, education and science research.

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      1. Glen Buhlmann‏ @GlenBikes 1 Mar 2016
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        @neiltyson But who will explain why when we get an extra day in the year, it is *always* an extra work day? #LeapDayHoliday

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      1. Steve desroches‏ @Mightyoak66 1 Mar 2016
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        @neiltyson Dear Neal, Why oh why, does July and August both follow each other and have 31 days? What makes those 2 months so special?

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      1. Glen Kiltz‏ @gkiltzVA 1 Mar 2016
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        @neiltyson February is the shortest month, but doesn't it feel like the LONGEST?

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      1. Patricia Garis‏ @GarisPatri 29 Feb 2016
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        @neiltyson @YouTube guauuuuu

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      1. Arpit Anand‏ @THESPACELAD 29 Feb 2016
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        @neiltyson I know how it works

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      1. Professor Taxi‏ @prof_taxi 29 Feb 2016
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        Professor Taxi Retweeted New York Now

        @neiltyson How 'bout this family. Play the lottery or something. 3.1B:1 odds.https://twitter.com/newyorkcp/status/704470495027077120 …

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        New York Now @NewYorkCP
        "It’s not very often that you get three generations all born on a leap [day]” http://nyp.st/24xCknY 
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      1. V-Ger  🐧 🕊️ 🌊‏ @VSIDO 29 Feb 2016
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        @neiltyson Nailed it! Nicely done.

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      1. Amanda Ryan‏ @agryan94 29 Feb 2016
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        @neiltyson @ASchreiber2

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