It's that time of year again. The time when I see all the positive tweets coming through in regards to daylight saving time. Originally introduced by Germany and the Central Powers to cut coal consumption during World War I, it's
I never use an alarm clock (never have). I don't seem to need much sleep, and I let my body wake me up whenever it wants to. Daylight savings means I start.
You know it as Daylight Savings Time. Originally conceived by a New Zealand entomologist in the 19th century, it wasn't utilized until the Germans implemented it during WWI. Americans did the same a short time later, then ended it, and brought it back
Benjamin Franklin was the inventor of many things that we still use and enjoy to this day: bifocals, the lightening rod, the odometer and America.
If you still haven't gotten around to adjusting the clock on your stove for daylight saving time, be glad you aren't this man. Santalicio Martinez of Delray Beach, Florida owns 1,000 clocks. He's been collecting them for 15 years. The 81-year old says
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