My wife asked this morning why snooze was 9 minutes instead of ten. It has to do with gears, old alarm clocks, and decisions made in the 50s. Fascinating.

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/22761/why-does-snooze-button-give-you-only-9-more-minutes-sleep

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