Why Do We Change Clocks? The Surprising History of DST

Daylight Saving Time was never about farmers. From Benjamin Franklin's satirical essay to World War I energy rationing, the real history of DST is stranger than you think and its future is uncertain.

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Daylight Saving Time was never about farmers. From Benjamin Franklin's satirical essay to World War I energy rationing, the real history of DST is stranger than you think and its future is uncertain.

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