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Here's my version of it:
Some people think one year is one orbit around the sun, and not exactly 365 days. Leap years help to keep that reality.
Some people think that a day is one revolution of Earth's axis, and not exactly 1440 minutes. Leap minutes help to keep that reality.
And now we are at less than one change every century!
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Here's my version of it:
Some people think one year is one orbit around the sun, and not exactly 365 days. Leap years help to keep that reality.
Some people think that a day is one revolution of Earth's axis, and not exactly 1440 minutes. Leap minutes help to keep that reality.
And now we are at less than one change every century!