How an Antiquated Danish Law Keeps the Country Lagging Behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
In a ticking episode of Things You Might Not Know, host Tom Scott visits the island town of Gudhjem, Denmark to explain why the Nordic country continually lags by fractions of a second behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Scott spoke with meteorologist Mikkel Schou Nielsen, who explained why this occurs and why antiquated law prevents them from complying with UTC.
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