• lobut@lemmy.ca
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    2 months ago

    I only recently learned the etymology of the word: “second”

    Its name comes from being the “second” division of the hour, with the minute being the first.

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      2 months ago

      I honestly hate this.

      It’s like bad world building for some throwaway fiction story.