A Year Longer Than Usual

Posted by Sajith M on Dec 22nd, 2008
2008
Dec 22

On Dec. 31 this year, your day will be just a second longer; and that means this year will also be longer by a second. Like the more well-known time adjustment, the leap year, a leap second is tacked on to clocks every so often to keep them correct. Read more here.
Related: The science of leap time

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