The organisation in charge of maintaining global timekeeping announced that at a summit in France on Friday, scientists and government leaders decided to do away with leap seconds by the year 2035.

No more adding 'leap seconds' from 2035, decide scientists, governments at meeting in France

The children of the world have long learned to memorise the leap-year formula, that is, after every four years February has 29 days instead of 28 and the yearly number of days become 366 from 365.

What is a leap second and what to do with it? International organisation to decide this week

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