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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Additional time zones near International Date Line were meant 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.

So, in total: 38 time zones in the world.

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 add 30 or 45 minutes instead!)
3. 3 "bonus" time zones along the International Date Line