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Hidden Origins

Why Every Clock on Earth Was Forced to Agree in 1883

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Ever wonder why the entire world coordinates on the exact same time grid? Before 1883, time was completely local—calculated purely by the position of the sun in every individual town. In this episode of Hidden Origins, we explore how the rise of the high-speed steam engine made these tiny time diffe