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Did it seem like a long year?

by Mel Martin (Dec 30th, 2008)

You might not notice it, but actually 2008 will be one second longer than a standard year (or, as comments point out, one day + one second -- it is a leap year as well!), as scientists add that leap second to make up for variations in the speed of the rotation of the earth. The change will come on ...

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