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Leap Second for 2005

By , About.com GuideJuly 11, 2005

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There will be an extra second added to 2005 to keep our clocks accurate to the slowdown in the earth's rotation. The extra second is added one second before midnight on December 31. The last extra second was added in 1998.

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