Today is the day that we need to change the time on all our watches, clocks and cars. Daylight Saving Time starts today. This is used to save energy and for us to make a the most of natural daylight. Nowadays, almost 40% of countries worldwide use DST to better use daylight and conserve energy. Daylight Saving Time Facts - The first countries to use DST were Germany and Austria. - 1916 is the year where they used DST for the first time. - A little-known fact that a few hundred Canadians beat the German Empire by 8 years. On July 1, 1908, the residents of Port Arthur, Ontario, today's Thunder Bay, turned their clocks forward by 1 hour to start the world's first DST period. On April 23, 1914, Regina in Saskatchewan implemented DST. -New Zealand scientist George Vernon Hudson and British builder William Willett, came up with the idea of proposing a 2-hour shift forward in October and a 2-hour shift back in March. -Many sources also credit Benjamin Fra...
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