every second counts...

   Just in case you though this year flew by too fast, scientists are giving you a one second reprieve. For the first time in seven years, just before the new year atomic clocks will read 23:59:60. How bizarre! Apparently this is in order to keep up or adjust for Earth's rotation. Of course if you're drunk and passed out you won't notice anyway.
(sources: Ringing Out 2005 Will Take an Extra Second; New Year’s Day 2006 delayed by a second)