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Why are there time zones?
It takes 24 hours for the Earth to rotate once on its axis. We split the globe into time zones using imaginary lines called meridians. They run from the North Pole to the South Pole, crossing ...
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1 election, 6 time zones. What does that mean for results?
The 50 U.S. states span six different time zones — and, due to calendar quirks and congressional calls, they don't end neatly ...
When do we "fall back" for daylight saving time 2024, and why does the time change twice a year?
The end to daylight saving time means our clocks "fall back" early Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024. But why do we have to adjust the ...
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This Is How We Got Time Zones and Why They Aren't Straight Lines
Living on a more-or-less spherical planet as we do, if we didn’t have time zones we’d have quite a bit of confusion. As an international traveler, you’d have to know that in the destination ...
Did you know Alabama has two time zones?
Most of us learn in school that the entire State of Alabama is located in the Central Time Zone, and that’s true according to ...