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You all love this #history content!
OK here's one from #CuriosityDesk reporter Edgar B. Herwick III on how we ended up with this janky Daylight Saving thing: https://www.wgbh.org/news/post/brief-history-daylight-saving-time
P.S. if someone wants to take one for the team and go over to the birdsite and let Edgar know that his presence is warmly requested over here in the #fediverse that would be very appreciated! he's ebherwick3 over there methinks
A Brief History of (Daylight Saving) Time
It's easy enough to take it for granted today, but we didn't always "spring" the clock forward during winter’s waning days. In fact, for much of the 20th century, the practice was downright controversial. And as it turns out, the commonwealth of Massachusetts has played a big role in our brief…
