TIL that before the Gregorian calendar went into effect in 1582, leap years were created differently. Instead of adding an extra, separate day to the end of the month (February 29th), they doubled February 24th during leap years, resulting in two consecutive days with the same date.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bissextus

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1554og7/til_that_before_the_gregorian_calendar_went_into/

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