Longest day of the year

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Forget the summer solstice, today, 30 June, is the longest day of the year — 1 second longer.

Every other day, as we approach midnight, 23:59:59 is followed by 00:00:00. But not tonight — 23:59:59 will be followed by 23:59:60 — a leap second.

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