Very Confusing Newspaper

I sometimes get behind in my newspaper reading.  A couple days ago I came across an old paper and started reading it.  One part I always like is a section called "Today's Birthdays."

This particular paper had some folks I was unfamiliar with.

Actor Antonio Sabato Jr. is 13  (52) (born 1972)

Rapper Ja Rule is 12  (48)  (born 1976)

Singer Mark Foster (Foster the People) is 10  (40)  (born 1984)

So what gives with these weird birthdays and ages?

I looked at the newspapers date. which was Thursday, February 29, 2024.

Ohhhh!  --RoadDuh

Billboard Songs Leaping to #1 On Leap Day, Feb. 29th.

From the Feb. 29, 2016, Billboard "The Only Two Songs That Have Leapt to No. 1 on the Hot 100 on Leap Days" by Gary Trust.

A total of 1,052 songs have been #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 list since it began on August 4, 1958.  But only two have reached the rarefied heights of #1 on February 29.

Back on February 29, 1964, the Beatles did it first with "I Want to Hold Your Hand."

Then, on Feb. 29, 1992, Mr. Big followed suit with the rock ballad "To Be With You."

There have been 15 Leap Days since the Hot 100 began, but only in 1964 and 1992, did Leap Day fall on a Saturday when the list is published.

Name That Tune:  "Oh, Yeah, I'll Tell You Something I Think You'll Understand."  --RoadDog


"I Want to Hold Your Hand"