Daylight Savings 2023 Fun Facts
Posted by Ken Richter on
Daylight Savings is this weekend, so don't forget to spring forward!
In the meantime, here are some fun facts about Daylight Saving Time:
- "Benjamin Franklin did not invent it. He did write a letter to the editor in 1784, complaining about people who sleep past sunrise. 'Let cannon be fired in every street, to wake the sluggards,' he wrote." (CBS News)
- "While working at a post office by day, an entomologist who did most of his insect hunting at night soon became frustrated by how early the sun set during the summer months. He reasoned springing the clocks forward would allow more daylight for bug collecting—along with other evening activities. The clocks could be switched back in the winter when people (and bugs) were less likely to be found…
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