The average day is actually 23 hours, 56 minutes and 4.09 seconds. We have a leap year every four years to make up for this shortfall.
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By Anonymous 386 Days AgoThis calculation is not complete! On century-years we don't have a leap year except when they are dividable by 400, such as 2000. There wasn't a leap year in 1700 nor in 1800 as in 1900. Serge Gernaey
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