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November 18, 1883 is when railroads across the United States adopted a uniform system of time, more or less getting all of us in sync with each other. But what was time like before then? Plus: Japan has had cat cafes, hedgehog cafes and bunny cafes. Now there's a minipig cafe! 

Time! (Library of Congress)

Standard Time Zones In U.S. Mark 100 Years (New York Times)  

The Adoption of Standard TimeIan R. Bartky (Technology and Culture) 

Mipig Harajuku: We visit the new micro pig cafe in Tokyo (Sora News)

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