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=== The Origins of Daylight Saving Time ===
The idea of shifting the clocks forward to make better use of daylight dates back to the late 19th century. The most well-known advocate for the concept was Benjamin Franklin, who suggested it in a satirical letter to the editor of ''The Journal of Paris'' in 1784. Franklin proposed that people could save on candle usage by rising earlier and making better use of natural daylight. While the idea was more of a humorous observation at the time, it eventually gained traction during World War I as a means to conserve fuel.

The modern implementation of DST, however, started in Germany in 1916 during World War I, when the government decided to move the clocks forward to conserve fuel and energy. Other European countries and the United States quickly followed suit. After the war, the practice was abandoned in many places, only to be revived during World War II for similar energy-saving purposes. Since then, many countries have continued the practice, though some have abandoned it or never adopted it in the first place.