ext_24694 ([identity profile] cvirtue.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] alexxkay 2004-03-31 01:59 pm (UTC)

I think it was supposed to be an energy-saving mechanism. You'd turn the lights on in the house later in the day if it was still bright outside. Oddly, I couldn't find anything on the Straight Dope about it.
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