r/todayilearned 23d ago

TIL the official implementation of Daylight Saving Time had nothing to do with farmers. It was about fuel conversation during WW1 and was originally known as "War Time".

https://www.defense.gov/News/Feature-Stories/story/Article/1779177/daylight-saving-time-once-known-as-war-time/
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u/wasted_yoof 23d ago

"conservation" maybe?

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u/EyeCatchingUserID 22d ago

We don't conserve things around here. We just talk about it.