stackyFACTSImagine your entire career being a relentless, lifelong battle against Daylight Saving Time.
Imagine your entire career being a relentless, lifelong battle against Daylight Saving Time. The British monarchy literally employs a full-time horological conservator whose sole existence is dedicated to winding, repairing, and adjusting over a thousand clocks scattered across Buckingham Palace. When the clocks finally spring forward or fall back, this poor soul essentially works a massive marathon weekend just so the royals never have a valid excuse to be late for tea.
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