Daylight Savings: Fascinating Facts March 2023

Benjamin Franklin was half-joking when he suggested daylight saving time.

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Official credit for the daylight saving time idea goes to an entomologist.

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Germany made daylight saving time the law

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Daylight saving time gained new popularity during the energy crisis

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Daylight saving time may actually be an energy waster

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