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Leap second

On a leap-second day, the last minute can have 61 seconds. To keep UTC close to Earth’s rotation, clocks may insert 23:59:60 after 23:59:59. Because that extra second can disrupt computer systems, global timekeepers plan to change the system by 2035.
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