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Leap seconds have helped keep clocks synchronized with Earth’s rotation, but their time may be over — here’s why

Source: UPI

Summary

If you think about leap years, it may seem like humans have a very odd way of measuring time. Sometimes, timekeepers even have to add extra seconds.

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