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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/efthfj on 2025-02-02 00:27:11+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that prior to 1880, there was no official time in Great Britain. Cities would often keep their own time, different from neighboring cities. Also, GB was the first nation in the world to adopt a universal time.