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30th January 11, 02:33 AM
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Sir Sandord Fleming was also the most influential proponant (The plaque in his birthplace of Kirkcady, Scotland says Inventor) of what we today call World-Wide Standard Time Zones. All because he missed a train because at the time every city set their own local time.
Last edited by Steve Ashton; 30th January 11 at 02:39 AM.
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