Odd laws, odd records and odd history.
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Daylight saving time ends Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2 a.m., when clocks fall back one hour. So why do we change the clocks at all? It wasn't for farmers (they fought it).
Most viral lists of crazy American laws are full of myths. These ones are real: Kentucky officials swear they've never fought a duel, Wisconsin restaurants can't swap your butter for margarine, California's frog jumping law…
Some of the biggest inventions in history were never planned. In this video: how a forgotten petri dish gave us penicillin, how a melted candy bar led to the microwave, how a failed glue became Post-it Notes, how burrs on a walk…
Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2 a.m. local time, when clocks fall back one hour to 1 a.m. You gain an hour of sleep. Read the story