2012: leap year

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all." Alfred Lord Tennyson


TODAY IN HISTORY:

Desmond Tutu

Jean-Bertrand Aristide

• 1940 For her role as Mammy in Gone With the Wind, Hattie MacDaniel becomes the first African American to win an Academy Award.
• 1988 South African archbishop Desmond Tutu is arrested along with 100 clergymen during a 5-day anti-apartheid demonstration in Cape Town.
• 2004 Jean-Bertrand Aristide is removed as President of Haiti following a coup.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

Happy Leap Year! A leap year happens every four years, and February has 29 days, and if your birthday is Feb 29, then you're a leapling. So listen to this NPR report about leaplings.
What on earth is brain power? Click here to find the answer to this interesting question.
Which is the most dangerous country for journalists? Believe it or not, this CNN report has a surprising answer waiting for you.
How about nude magazine covers? If you're curious enough, follow this link to read a Time article.
You don't have to be an actor to win an Oscar, according to this Reuters report, but a little money might help.
Finally, if you want to feel younger, be sure to check out this Yahoo report which discusses red light therapy.