Radek | velvetshark.eth
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There's a popular misconception that there are 24 time zones in the world. Nope, there are more. There are also places in the world where the time difference is > 24h, with the largest difference at 26h. When one place is slowly winding up Saturday, the other has already started Monday!
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Radek | velvetshark.eth
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What creates additional time zones? 1. 24 "normal" time zones (1 for each hour in a full day) 2. 11 "weird" time zones (who cares about full hours, let's be original and add 30 or 45 minutes instead!)
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Radek | velvetshark.eth
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3. 3 "bonus" time zones along the International Date Line (to keep some nearby territories in Pacific Island in the same day, which creates the +13 and +14-hour time zones, making 24h+ time differences possible) 38 time zones in total.
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Radek | velvetshark.eth
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Full list of time zones and some more background: https://www.velvetshark.com/how-many-time-zones-in-the-world
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