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Julius Caesar invented the leap year after being late once. He took it personally and fixed time.

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Julius Caesar did reform the calendar in 46 BC, creating the Julian calendar with a leap day. This was a planned fix to align the calendar with the seasons, not a response to being late. The leap-year part is partly true.

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