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by mVChr 4534 days ago
> Interestingly, in order to keep atomic time in agreement with astronomical time, leap seconds occasionally must be added to UTC. Thus, not all minutes contain 60 seconds. A few rare minutes, occurring at a rate of about eight per decade, actually contain 61.

And thus, the programmer's nightmare begins...

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The Problem with Time & Timezones - Computerphile http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5wpm-gesOY&feature=share