Quickie before 2009! Seems like most of the world is already ahead of me, however.

There was a news article stating that 2008 is actually 1 second longer than 2007 because the world is slowing down. That is, the Earth's revolution isn't what it used to be. The last time official timekeepers had to add in a leap second was in 2005. At this rate, we'll be enjoying 52-hour work days in a few millenia. I knew investing in 26-hour clocks would pay off.