The clock has been turned twice a year in Switzerland since 1981. This was also the case on Sunday night, when the clocks went back to 2 o'clock at 3 o'clock sharp. Now it's back to standard time. Five facts about the time change.
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- The European Community introduces standardized summer time in 1980. In Switzerland, voters reject the time change for the time being. The country becomes an island of time.
- As early as 1895, an entomologist in New Zealand wanted to introduce summer time so that insects could be observed for longer in the evening.
- Cows lose their rhythm when the time changes and sometimes give up to 10% less milk for days on end.
- In addition to summer time, Germany also had midsummer time in 1947. This was to make more effective use of the hours of sunshine.
- Due to Ramadan, the clock in Morocco was also changed four times a year from 2008 to 2018.
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