On 5/20/2011 1:56 PM, Alex Harford wrote:
> On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 9:32 AM,<alan.b.pearce@stfc.ac.uk>  wrote:
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>>> Once again, Blame Canada (Sir Sanford Fleming specifically).
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>> Is he responsible for DST?
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> Ah, no. He is responsible for the idea of time zones, due to his work
> on the railroads across Canada.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_zone#History

Canada can claim Poutine but wasn't exactly the first with time zones.
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