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Scientists predict when a day will last 25 hours as 'Earth slows down'


Earth's rotation is slowing at a rate of 2.3 milliseconds a century, meaning days could eventually last 25 hours — but scientists say the change is so gradual it will go unnoticed in everyday life

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