November 05, 2023
Englishman William Willmet helped innovate the notion of Daylight Saving Time in 1907, although his plan was a bit more contrived than today’s: he wanted Britain to move its clock forward 20 minutes four times in April and reverse in September.
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Why daylight saving time is unhealthy – a neurologist explains
Based on abundant evidence that daylight saving time is unnatural and unhealthy, a neurologist believes that we should abolish daylight saving time and adopt permanent standard time.
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