How Insects, World War I, Golf Balls And Halloween Candy Helped Lead Us To Daylight Saving Time

from Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson · host Brady Carlson

Daylight Saving Time begins early this Sunday. People have been complaining about the time change, or the lack thereof, since it first came up. So how did it first come up? Plus: around this time in 1998, the UK’s House of Commons did away with a longstanding rule involving hats.  How a New Zealand insect hunter created daylight saving time (The Week) Commons toppers are old hat (The Independent)  It's time to support our show on Patreon

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