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xkcd #2897: Light Leap Years (imgs.xkcd.com)
submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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When Pope Gregory XIII briefly shortened the light-year in 1582, it led to navigational chaos and the loss of several Papal starships.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago (2 children)

No, years divisible by 100 aren't leap years, except if they're also divisible by 400.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

what is this, some sort of FizzBuzz calendar?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Oh right, I had some programming exercise about this, way back.