In the U.S. timezones were developed by the railroads before being written into law to keep the train traffic moving. I think they even called it railroad time. Back in the day when the big clock in town meant something … Imagine everyone setting 12:00 (noon) or ‘high noon’ with the sun directly overhead! There was no standard time nor timezones before we began traveling faster than the sun.
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Podcasts are so exhausting to me. I’ve never been able to take up the habit.