Daylight Saving Time 2013: 5 Things You Didn't Know

It's also a good time to put new batteries in warning devices such as smoke detectors and hazard warning radios. Some places don't observe daylight saving time. Those include Hawaii, most of Arizona, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American SamoaLots of us believe Daylight Savings started as a way to give farmers more time to take care of their crops. Farmers don't really need a clock to tell them how and when to do that, though.In reality, farmers used to be the strongest opponents ofDaylight Savings Time (DST) begins this Sunday, March 10 at 2 a.m. That means that most of us will lose an hour of sleep as we spring forward an hour. Aside from making Monday particularly difficult, does it actually do any good? Well, Washington, D.C(NEW YORK) -- Daylight saving time started at 2 a.m. on Sunday morning and will run through Nov. 3. So while you lost an hour during the

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