Fun story regarding the UTC abbreviation: English speakers wanted it to be CUT (coordinated universal time), while French speakers wanted TUC (temps universel

Fun story regarding the UTC abbreviation: English speakers wanted it to be CUT (coordinated universal time), while French speakers wanted TUC (temps universel coordonné). They compromised on UTC. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coordinated_Universal_Time#Abbreviation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coordinated_Universal_Time#Abbr...