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The History of Timekeeping

You're Dead to Me

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What's the Meaning of the Clock?

We're still using this duodecimal mathematics that was around in the bronze age. But it's not a totally unbroken line, because in 17 93, the french revolutionary government had a crack at a whole new time system. They were like, oh, why pay attention to time? Sels cavianop d amageam, yes. Time was based on when i feel like doing it, it's going to get done. Or if not, it’s going to look our just tang sort of pure vibes time.

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