FUN FACTS ABOUT LEAP DAY **According to astrologers, those born under the sign of Pisces on February 29 have unusual talents and personalities reflecting their special status.
**One of the better-known traditions associated with the day is that of women proposing to men, a kind of tables-turned romantic situation that Irish legend says was originally created in a deal between St. Bridget and St. Patrick.
**The longest time between two leap years is eight years. The last time this happened was between 1896 and 1904 and it won't happen again until 2096 to 2104.
**People born on leap year’s day are called leaplings.
**The chance of being born on leap day is about 1 in 1,461, says Raenell Dawn, cofounder with Peter Brouwer of the Honor Society of Leap Year Day Babies, a club that counts 9,000 members worldwide.
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