Jonathan Owens isn’t going to win any gold medals for his leaping display on Sunday. The Bears safety and husband of superstar gymnast Simone Biles attempted to leap into the stands at Lambeau Field during his team’s 24-22 win over Green Bay, with Fox commentators Daryl Johnston and Kevin Kugler quipping how the 11-time Olympic … Read more
Earth’s changing spin is threatening to toy with our sense of time, clocks and computerized society in an unprecedented way — but only for a second. For the first time in history, world timekeepers may have to consider subtracting a second from our clocks in a few years because the planet is rotating a tad … Read more
Time to jump for joy: 2024 is a leap year, which means we get to add an extra day to the calendar during our shortest month of the year. In honor of the additional day on Thursday, Feb. 29, some companies are offering freebies or discounts to celebrate. Feb. 29 occurs only once every 1,461 … Read more
It’s 2024, which means February 29 made the calendar cut this go-round, making it a Leap Year. A rare, storied and wondrous addition to Pisces season, read on to learn more about the history, astrology, numerology, and superstitions that surround Leap Day. Why is there a Leap Day every 4 years? It gets math-y, folks. … Read more
NEW YORK — Leap year. It’s a delight for the calendar and math nerds among us. So how did it all begin and why? Have a look at some of the numbers, history and lore behind the (not quite) every four year phenom that adds a 29th day to February. By the numbers The math … Read more
A “leap year baby” who should be 55 but has only celebrated 13 birthdays loves to throw herself children’s parties – and says she gets to be “young forever.” Liz Duren, 55, was born on February 29, 1968 – a leap year – and has always seen the rare birthday as “lucky” and “special.” When … Read more
This fearless feline has at least eight more lives left. A cat that had gotten stuck at the top of a utility pole took a massive leap to avoid his would-be rescuer, viral video shows. Coco, a 3-year-old tabby cat, had escaped from his home in Dildo, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, on Monday and scurried … Read more
“Quantum Leap” co-star Caitlin Bassett is tackling her first acting role after spending seven years in the military. Call it a case of art imitating life. “Martin [Gero] the showrunner and [director] Helen [Shaver] the saw my [audition] tape before they found out about my background,” Bassett, 32, told The Post. “Helen, in particular was apparently very … Read more
Warning: The following contains spoilers from Monday’s Quantum Leap premiere. In Quantum Leap‘s premiere episode, Ben Song (played by Raymond Lee) made an unauthorized leap and wound up in the body of a would-be diamond thief in 1985. The details of why he jumped remain unclear, but we now know that Al’s daughter Janice Calavicci … Read more