What is Daylight Saving time ?

Let's understand DST in 20 seconds

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Who Invented DST?

Benjamin Franklin is the first who suggested seasonal time change in 1784 but implemented George Vernon Hudson in 1905.

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Who all follow DST?

Across USA and 69 aother countries in the world.. This will not applicable to the countries which are placed near to Equator

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Start & End Date USA

Daylight Saving Time starts in America on 10 Mar, 2024 and it will end on Sun, 3 Nov, 2024

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Clock Adjustment

DST  is typically implemented by moving clocks forward by one hour in the spring and back by one hour in the fall.

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First to Implement DST

The first implementation done  In Germany in 1916 , daylight saving started to save the fuel during the world war I

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WHY Time Changed ?

To spend more time out in summer and spend less on artificial lights.  The idea again was to conserve fuel.

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Exception place in USA

For some places people don't go out and daylight saving ended up using more electricity. Like Phoenix Arizona. 

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Benefit of DST

DST benefit in multiple ways like Longer daylight hours leads to Low crime, more safety. More time outside leads active lifestyle and cost saving.

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Challenges in DST

Many people faced sleeping pattern issues which leads to bad mental health. Also car accident increased in DST

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How Daylight Saving affects mental health

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