Why is it that we officially start a new day at midnight instead of at dawn?
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The nature of using a static 24 hour day means we must choose some exact time that the day starts and ends.
If we didn’t the time would be different for every single location on earth as dawn would occur at different times.
What if you’re in Alaska and its light or dark for 16 hours a day?
In old times, each city would have their own time and clock. That sucked. Our standardized system is far better.
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