Die Erde wird sich am 22. Juli schneller drehen, um den zweiten Tag in der Geschichte zu schaffen

What could be interesting here is that the trend is that the rotation of Earth slows down slowly, but for some reason there are some days where it goes faster and we are not sure why exactly. (I am not sure how significant this is, I am not a scientist)

From the article:

„However, over deep time, a day on Earth has become consistently longer. The primary culprit has been tidal friction from the moon, which has caused it to gradually move farther away from Earth. As it moves away, the moon saps Earth’s rotational energy, causing Earth’s rotation to slow and days to lengthen.“

About the change:

„From when records began (with the invention of the atomic clock) in 1973 until 2020, the shortest day ever recorded was 1.05 milliseconds less than 24 hours, according to Timeanddate.com. But since 2020, Earth has repeatedly broken its own speed records. The shortest day ever measured occurred on July 5, 2024, when Earth’s rotation was completed 1.66 milliseconds faster than usual.“

The previous tenants really let this part of spacetime go – it’s full of potholes.