They all have half a time zone
While time zones are regularly set up in hour increments, a few places have time zones that differ by 30 (and one, by 45) minutes. So, Tehran is 8.5 hours ahead of New York, for example, in UTC+3:30. And Kathmandu is UTC+5:45.For the examples in the puzzle: Labrador, Canada is UTC-3:30, Bombay is UTC+5:30 and Darwin Australia is UTC+9:30. Beaver, USA varies in time zone (depending on which Beaver), but always is UTC-*.00.
I still think it's because you can't make hats out of them. But really, this is one of those "Why is a raven like a writing desk" type dealies. Too many answers, if they have any answers at all.
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