Mar 8, 2012; 2:01 PM ET
It's almost that time of the year to spring forward!
At 2:00 a.m. Sunday, March 11, clocks will be set ahead one hour. Most digital clocks and cell phones automatically spring forward, but other appliances and clocks in your home or vehicle might not.
Most of the U.S. and about 70 other countries observe daylight saving time. In the U.S., Arizona and Hawaii are exceptions.
The first suggestion of switching to daylight saving time was made by Benjamin Franklin in 1784.
In a letter to the Journal of Paris called An Economical Project, Franklin proposed that people would save money by burning fewer candles and less oil in their lamps if they changed their clocks, according to WebExhibits.
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Besides changing the clocks ahead an hour, daylight saving time is a good time to take inventory of your house and check batteries in smoke detectors. For a list of more home safety tips to check during the time change, click here
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