EasyModern
"I am two days that feel shorter than five. I am what makes the week worth enduring. I was invented by industrialists and won by workers. What am I?"
Answer
The Weekend
Explanation
The two-day weekend is a relatively modern invention. The five-day working week became standard in the US in 1938 following labour union campaigns. Despite being 40% of the week, most people feel weekends pass far faster than working days.
This is an easy riddle in the Modern category — Riddles with a contemporary, technology-age twist.
Tags:modernclassiclife
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