The sun dial worked during daylight, but how did people agree on what time it was at night before clocks were invented?

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    8 months ago
    • An amusing way people used to wake up early was by drinking extra water before going to sleep. Their full bladder would wake them in the early morning hours (unless they overdid it, in which case they had to use the potty in the middle of the night and then overslept).

    I still try to do this sometimes