Daylight Savings Origins
The concept of daylight savings is often mistakenly attributed to Franklin, who merely suggested waking up earlier to save on candles. The real push for adjusting clocks came with the rise of railroads and the need for synchronized timekeeping. It was an entomologist's desire to collect more bugs after work that first proposed the idea, ultimately leading to its adoption in various places during the early 20th century, particularly in wartime Germany.In this clip
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