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doowgad1 t1_je00q1n wrote

Of course they can.

Your birthday is [x] years after you were born.

Think of the French Revolution, when they changed the names of the days of the month. People who were born in Thermidor didn't stop having birthdays because they changed the name back.

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Bmonroet t1_je013lu wrote

As the clock strikes midnight leading up to their 21st birthday, it was yesterday.

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Kosta_Koffe t1_je0dj0l wrote

Unless its a leap year

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Bmonroet t1_je0ds5k wrote

Except for if you were born on a leap year, you’ll NEVER have your 21st birthday on the 29th. It’s not divisible by 4.

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