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    The Onion‏Verified account @TheOnion 13 Mar 2017

    The purpose of Daylight Saving Time is to celebrate the sun goddess Shapash as she awakens from her astral slumber.pic.twitter.com/CKM8bV1fII

    5 Things To Know About Daylight Saving Time
    8:34 AM - 13 Mar 2017
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    53 replies 1,444 retweets 2,623 likes
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      2. Bill Lukens‏ @billlukens 13 Mar 2017
        Replying to @TheOnion

        Ben Franklin saw the huge waste of candles in thr Paris, France nightlife when he was Ambassador and thought it would save money.

        2 replies 2 retweets 44 likes
      3. Lucas‏ @euph0bic 14 Mar 2017
        Replying to @billlukens @TheOnion

        To be fair I use at least 20% less candle wax after dst

        0 replies 0 retweets 85 likes
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      2. GaryGruber‏ @garyrgruber 13 Mar 2017
        Replying to @TheOnion

        Another thing. DST does not save either time or daylight. It's a big lie and a trick. Quit messing with the clocks.

        3 replies 1 retweet 42 likes
      3. CrystalBallOps‏ @feefer2 13 Mar 2017
        Replying to @garyrgruber @GaryGruber @TheOnion

        Enough w/the heretical talk: if Shapash were 2 read ur tweet, she may decide 2 withhold her life-bestowing sun rays!

        1 reply 0 retweets 32 likes
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      1. Komodo Dragon‏ @K0m0d0dr490n 14 Mar 2017
        Replying to @TheOnion

        Wow! My IQ just advanced by 1 hour!

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      2. Jady ㋡‏ @whoojunting 14 Mar 2017
        Replying to @TheOnion

        I thought it's for adequate sunlight exposure to get adequate Vit D for bone mineralization? Source: I'm a doctor & my professor.

        9 replies 0 retweets 11 likes
      3. Affinity CL‏ @AffinityCL 14 Mar 2017
        Replying to @whoojunting @TheOnion

        ... Do some reading doc. They had no idea about either of those things when DST was adopted.

        1 reply 0 retweets 14 likes
      4. Jady ㋡‏ @whoojunting 14 Mar 2017
        Replying to @AffinityCL @TheOnion

        Maybe that's not the initial intention. But Russia cancelled​ it for a few years, reimplemented it for this reason.

        2 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
      5. Affinity CL‏ @AffinityCL 14 Mar 2017
        Replying to @whoojunting @TheOnion

        That's a pretty far out argument to defend your original blunder. Obviously the post was talking about why America has DST... What's up doc?

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      6. Jack - Xammo‏ @XammoTheGamer 14 Mar 2017
        Replying to @AffinityCL @whoojunting @TheOnion

        who hands the twitter handle? Dude genuinely asked a question dont be so rude bcos you know the answer

        0 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
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      2. jack swagish‏ @SwagishJack 14 Mar 2017
        Replying to @TheOnion

        Keep DST all year long. More opportunity to enjoy daylight in the evenings.

        1 reply 1 retweet 11 likes
      3. Andron Ocean‏ @AndronOcean 14 Mar 2017
        Replying to @SwagishJack @TheOnion

        And more opportunities to get in wrecks in the pre-dawn commute! (Srsly, look up when sunrise would be)

        2 replies 1 retweet 2 likes
      4. jack swagish‏ @SwagishJack 14 Mar 2017
        Replying to @AndronOcean @TheOnion

        Never thought of that. Is that statistically a thing?

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. James Sanchez‏ @JamesSa51881329 14 Mar 2017
        Replying to @TheOnion

        it was so farmers would have more time to tend thier crops

        3 replies 0 retweets 8 likes
      3. David J Dyar‏ @DavidJDyar 14 Mar 2017
        Replying to @JamesSa51881329 @TheOnion

        completely debunked bullshit. Boston Chamber of Commerce started that rumor to blame farmers.

        1 reply 1 retweet 3 likes
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      1. Rammohan Raja‏ @ramSocializing 14 Mar 2017
        Replying to @TheOnion

        I am atheist. Can we please get rid of #daylightsavings?

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      1. Peter Nemere‏ @PeterNemere 14 Mar 2017
        Replying to @TheOnion

        Queensland, a large state in Australia doesn't support daylight savings... Was weird at first after moving here, now I prefer it.

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      1. Dollar Bill Brewing‏ @DBBrew 14 Mar 2017
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        Ben Franklin .... I love that guy!!!

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