Every second counts?

It appears that leap years aren't enough, because now we're dealing with leap seconds:

Along with the economy, the Earth itself is slowing down, requiring timekeepers to add an extra second to their atomic clocks to keep in sync with Earth's slightly slowing rotation. So an extra second will be tacked on to Dec. 31 after 6:59:59 p.m. and before 7 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

This is actually the first I've ever heard of such a scheme, though apparently it started being implemented sporadically in 1972. Somehow I doubt a lot of people are going to take notice of this, because it's not as noticeable as, say, turning the clocks ahead an hour.

Is Gustav Holst rolling in his grave yet?

I think I missed the memo, but according to a CNN article, we now have 11 planets in our solar system instead of 9. When did we add 2 more???

The article in question cites the new planets Ceres and Eris, which are classified as drawf planets much like Pluto. Ceres is located between Mars and Jupiter, and Eris is now the furthest planet from the sun, surpassing Pluto for that honor.