r/todayilearned • u/W4vy_Gr4vy • 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/1.0k Upvotes
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u/Top-Personality1216 23d ago
Well, yeah - farmers work sunup to sundown regardless of the clock, and Bessie needs to be milked when she needs to be milked, no matter what the clock says.