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The one person who kept the world's time zones in sync

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For an alarmingly long time, the massive, intricate database responsible for keeping every single computer synchronized across wildly shifting regional time rules was curated by just one incredibly dedicated guy. Our entire global infrastructure quietly relied on his sheer willpower to accurately track daylight saving changes without plunging society into chronological chaos.

The one person who kept the world's time zones in sync
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