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82katenka_lalo says
Daylight savings time is putting the clocks back or forward, so that afternoons have more daylight and morning have less. This practice is used by the governments of many countries in order to save energy by means of using sunlight instead of electricity.
75100Daylight Saving Time
In 1784 Daylight Saving Time was conceived by Benjamin Franklin during his time as an American delegate in Paris in 1784, in his essay, "An Economical Project." Some of Franklin's French friends had invented a new kind of oil lamp and they... keep reading →
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7081How Daylight Savings works
Day Light Savings was an idea that came about to give people more time during the summer to enjoy the day. It used to be that there were two times day and night, you woke with the sun rise and slept in... keep reading →
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