The song "Five O'clock World," originally released in 1965, celebrates the traditional day's end with these lyrics: "It's a five o'clock world when the whistle blows/No one owns a piece of my time…" ...

Have you ever said, “It’s 5 o’clock” and paused for a moment, wondering, “What’s with the ‘o’ in o’clock?” Well, you’re not alone. This tiny little letter, that we frequently say without thinking, has ...

A new Raspberry Pi project recently came across my radar that’s both clever and oddly practical. Built using a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W and a compact display, it tells you where in the world it’s ...

Astonished people are finally learning the actual meaning of a phrase they say nearly every hour — and it’s “o’clock.” A woman who goes by @jenny_nuel1 on Threads asked her followers if anyone knows ...

We say this word multiple times a day, but what does it really mean? Two linguists took the time to explain the fascinating origin of o'clock. Read on to learn what the o in o’clock stands for and how ...