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Being born on Leap Day

Happy Leap Day, everyone! For most, it's just an extra day, but for those born on Feb. 29, it means a number of obstacles along the way.

Happy Leap Day, everyone. For businesses, the extra day means another opporunity to bring in cash; for others, it’s a chance to get some extra hours.

But for those born on Feb. 29, certain obstacles do arise. In today’s Mid-Day Extra, Jeremy Hobson and Adriene Hill talk to Raenell Dawn, the co-founder of the Honor Society of Leap Year Day Babies. She talks about the unique circumstances that come with being born on Leap Day.

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