As if 2008 wasn't bad enough, it will be extended by one leap second. The extra second will be tacked onto 31 December at 6:59:59 PM Eastern Standard Time, or 23 hours, 59 minutes and 59 seconds Coordinated Universal Time. This is to to keep clocks synched with the Earth's slowing rotation.

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