Why Do Some Countries Have Bizarre Time Zones?

Imagine if your town decided to be three hours ahead of its neighbor, just because it felt like it. That’s what some countries do with their time zones, they pick strange hours that make other people confused. It doesn’t always make sense, but sometimes it helps them save money or match up better with other places.

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  1. India is so big that it could have different time zones in the east and west, but it doesn’t.
  2. China uses one time zone even though its western part is almost four hours behind its eastern part.
  3. Some places in Russia are five hours ahead of others, but they don't all use their own time zones.

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