Why exactly do we have Daylight Saving Time?
NBC10's Matt DeLucia finds out why we spring ahead for Daylight Saving Time. Believe it or not, it all started in the 1700s with a joking letter from Benjamin Franklin, but wouldn't take hold until more than a century later.
Here are the pluses and minuses that play a role in keeping our time changes in place.
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