Jul. 1, 2011 at 3:31pm
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Samoa’s parliament has confirmed a plan to switch timezones so that it lies to the west of the international dateline, bringing its clocks closer to major trading partners in Australasia.

The dateline — which runs through the middle of the Pacific — currently runs to the west of the island nation, meaning that it is 11 hours behind GMT and is one of the last places on Earth to see out the day.

Parliament on Monday backed Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi’s plan to jump ahead by one day later this year, meaning Samoa would skip Friday, December 30, and move straight to Saturday, December 31

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Words can’t describe how much I love this story. I’m a huge fan of any kind of anomaly as well as unconventional thinking. I’m not sure if it’s better that they’re willing and able to switch time zones.

I also love that the prime minister just assumed that since he didn’t know anyone born on December 30, then no one in the population had that birthday.