Daylight Savings Time ends Sunday

Does anyone actually get up at 2AM to change their clocks?

Don't forget to set your clocks back one hour on Sunday at 2AM for the end of Daylight Savings Time.

Since it's Friday, here are some fun facts about Daylight Savings Time:

• Benjamin Franklin – who was an early-riser himself – first proposed the idea as a way to make people more productive, according to the author of “Seize the Daylight.” But it wasn’t until World War I bought about an energy crisis that the practice gained steam and by 1918 federal law standardized it.
• Daylight Saving Time is observed in most countries around the world, but not even every American state observes the turn-back practice. Hawaii, Arizona and Puerto Rico don’t turn their clocks back. The states join other countries, including Japan and Russia, which avoid it.
• According to a study published by The New England Journal of Medicine, the risk of heart attacks increases for several days following the time switch. The study says the changes can disrupt your body’s natural rhythm, affecting sleep.
• Your Monday morning commute might be a headache A 2011 study by Johns Hopkins and Stanford universities found that traffic accidents increase the day after the change. Studies have also shown that workplace injuries jump, mostly blamed on employees’ lack of sleep the night before.

Have a nice weekend. And be careful Monday morning!