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World Service,4 mins

Five things you should know about time

CrowdScience

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Why are days divided into 24 hours? When was it decided clocks would run clockwise? Marek Kukula, public astronomer at the Royal Observatory Greenwich in London, UK, answers five of your best questions about time from Facebook and Twitter. Photo: A woman holding a clock Credit: Thinkstock

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