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On Sun, 07 Jan 2018 12:25:07 +0000, Mick wrote: |
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> > Although it was actually introduce, first by Germany then by Britain, |
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> > in 1915 to improve productivity for the war effort. Britain also |
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> > introduced licencing hours at the same time to avoid workers turning |
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> > up hungover. |
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> Hmm ... according to Wikipedia it was conceived in the 19th century, |
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> well before the World Wars. Canada was the first place where DST was |
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> introduced, in Ontario only. Tis true nevertheless that the German |
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> Empire introduced it during the Great War to conserve coal, 5 years |
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> later. |
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I didn't know about the Canadian usage, only the wartime usage. |
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Top Oxymorons Number 36: Alone together |