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During the equinox, there is an equal amount of day and night. By dividing each into 12 (possibly for the Zodiac or the number of the major Olympian gods), they determined the 24 hour clock. In actuality, a day is not 24 hours, but 23.934 hours. That's where Feb 29th comes in.

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