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Before Alarm Clocks, People Hired Humans to Wake Them Up

What if your alarm clock was a real person? ⏰
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, thousands of factory workers across Britain and Ireland paid someone to wake them up before sunrise. These workers were known as “knocker-uppers” — human alarm clocks who tapped on bedroom windows with long sticks until their clients were awake.
And they didn’t just knock once.They waited.

In this short historical story, discover:
🕰️ How human alarm clocks actually worked
🏭 Why factories depended on them
❄️ What it was like walking dark streets before dawn
🔔 Why people trusted humans more than machines
Some professions from history sound impossible today.This was one of them.

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