June 30 has a leap second
2015 is not a leap year, but it does have a leap second, set to take place Tuesday (June 30) at 7:59:60 p.m. EDT (23:59:60 GMT).
"Earth's rotation is gradually slowing down a bit, so leap seconds are a way to account for that," Daniel MacMillan of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, said in a statement.
To read the full article, go here: http://www.livescience.com/51374-june-30-leap-second-explained.html
I guess it's true that every second counts... 8-)
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- Jun 29, 2015
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