You're not imagining it: 2016 actually IS longer. Here's why

With the New Year just around the corner, it might feel to some like 2016 is dragging a bit -- and in fact, we'd like to remind you that 2016 will, in fact, be just a tick longer than usual. And by 'tick', we mean that literally. A single 'leap second' will be added to the world's clocks at 23:59:59 p.m. UTC on December 31 (or about 6:59:59 p.m. EST), according to the U.S. Naval Observatory, which announced the change earlier this year.
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