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A Problem Squared

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The Differences in Clocks in Bavaria

There are novelty clocks sold in Bavaria that run anti-clockwise. This is not the meaning of the saying, which historically originated from the fact that they used to just have an hour hand and it confused people. So why the long hand? Well, that's what they say. And so they introduced a minute hand to make it easier. But to differentiate. Oh, that's the small one. It's shorter. That’s great. I love it.

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