Time just changed forever
For more than 50 years, a group of timekeepers has been quietly sneaking extra seconds onto the world's clocks.
Al Jazeera English reports that for more than 50 years, a group of timekeepers has been quietly sneaking extra seconds onto the world's clocks.
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