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The purpose of daylight savings time is to allow an extra hour of daylight in the evening during the summer, thereby reducing the use of artificial lights. It was started in the United States and Canada during World War I to help conserve energy.

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it wasn't Ben Franklin started daylight savings time.

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No. Daylight savings time started in the UK in 1908. Britain was the first Nation to adopt this daylight saving time.

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To adjust our clocks to take advantage of the longer days. It gives us light later in the day

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It was during World War I that several countries, including the United States and Canada, used Daylight Saving Time for the first time.

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to save energy

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for the farmers

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