3/ Let's get into the #geoweirdness
We start with countries where the time zone doesnโt fall on the hour, usually changing with increments of 15 minutes.
Examples include Chatham Standard Time (UTC+12:45) and India Standard Time (+05:30).
Time in India ๐ฎ๐ณ is worth a thread in itself, though. For example, Bombay Time (+4:51) was used in 1884 (!) and is still used by some Parsi fire temples in Mumbai.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombay_Time
4/ Some countries like China ๐จ๐ณ use a single time zone (UTC+08:00), regardless of geography.
This timezone makes sense for Beijing, but not for western territories of the country. This leads to the odd situation that when you cross the border from China to neighbouring Afghanistan ๐ฆ๐ซ you change time by 3 hours and 30 minutes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_in_China
#geoweirdness