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A Brief History of (Fake) Time
The original idea of daylight saving time (DST) is often credited to—or blamed upon, depending on one’s perspective—Benjamin Franklin. While it’s true the creator of Poor Richard’s Almanack did write a satirical essay on how much candle wax Parisians could save by rising and retiring with the sun, his impish [...]

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