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Spain's 10 p.m. dinners are not just a cultural quirk. They are partly the legacy of a 1940 Franco-era clock change that pushed the country ahead of the sun — so Spanish clocks now say 10 p.m. at the moment the sun still says 9 - Space Daily

Published by Space Daily 21 August 2026 at 12:15
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Spain's 10 p.m. dinners are not just a cultural quirk. They are partly the legacy of a 1940 Franco-era clock change that pushed the country ahead of the sun — so Spanish clocks now say 10 p.m. at the moment the sun still says 9 - Space Daily
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A dictator's clock adjustment in 1940 still governs when ten million Spaniards eat dinner, proving that even arbitrary state power can reshape the rhythms of daily life for generations.

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