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Why Is It Called a ‘Grandfather Clock’?
Thanks to smart watches and smartphones, analog clocks aren’t quite as common a sight as they once were. One that still ...
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Have You Ever Wondered How People Woke Up Before The Invention Of Alarm Clocks?
Extreme Alarm Inventions In 1851, someone took waking up to the next level by designing an alarm clock that tipped the bed at ...
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Bain, the Inventor of the Chemical Telegraph
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ITV25d
When and why do the clocks go back - and who invented daylight saving?
Ever since it was introduced, the nation has changed the clocks back every autumn. Here’s everything you need to know about when and why the clocks will "fall back". When will it happen?