They are no earthly use

Time Lords at the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM) have declared that there is no earthly user for leap seconds.

Length of day getting longer

Precise astronomical observations, combined with atomic clocks, have revealed that the length of a day is suddenly getting longer and boffins can’t think of a reason.

Protecting the flat earthers' rights 

A US government agency has taken it upon itself to stop companies taking film of the earth while in space.