date_part returns different results with same interval.

Hello folks.

I just noticed some funky behaviour on the part of date_part. If there is
some reason this is correct behaviour, I wouldn't mind knowing why.
The problem is that date_part can return different results given to
essentially identical intervals. It seems to maybe be obeying the letter of
the law if not the spirit? The following session from a -CURRENT build
demonstrates this.
Thanks in advance.

wade=# select age(now(), 'Jan 1, 2002'::date);
age
-------------------------------------------
2 years 1 mon 18 days 16:24:54.4191970001
(1 row)

wade=# select date_part( 'years', age(now(), 'Jan 1, 2002'::date));
date_part
-----------
2
(1 row)

wade=# select now() - 'Jan 1, 2002'::date;
?column?
------------------------------
779 days 16:25:03.9250539988
(1 row)

wade=# select date_part( 'years', now() - 'Jan 1, 2002'::date);
date_part
-----------
0
(1 row)

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Wavefire Technologies Corporation
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