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Cousins!

If you feel as if the days have been moving faster than usual you’re apparently right as scientists believe the world is currently spinning faster than usual, ultimately making the days shorter!

According to the Miami Herald, Scientists at the National Physical Laboratory in England recorded the shortest day ever last on June 29 and again on July 26.

It has been indicated that on both of these dates, the Earth completed its usual rotation in apparently less than 24 hours,

The Guardian reports, on June 29 the day was 1.59 milliseconds shorter than usual. Sources confirm that this is now the shortest day in history since the 1960s. However July 26 came through with a newly-set record, at 1.50 milliseconds reports timeanddate.com.

Cousins, check out a few reasons scientist believe the days are getting shorter:

The shortened days are caused by the Earth spinning faster than usual, Interesting Engineering reported.

But why is the Earth spinning faster? Scientists are not completely certain, but they have a few competing explanations:

• Changes to the climate or climate systems, such as melting and freezing of glaciers or winds, whose shifting weight pulls on the Earth, The New York Post reported.

• Earthquakes and other seismic activity which move mass toward the center of the Earth, like a spinning person pulling their arms in,

• Movement within the Earth’s molten core that shifts mass on the planet, Forbes reported.

• Ocean circulation and pressure on the seabed that pulls on the Earth’s axis, ABC reported.

• The “Chandler Wobble” – a natural shifting of the Earth’s axis due to the planet not being perfectly spherical – could be linked to the spinning speeds, timeanddate.com reported.