Clocks run “clockwise” because it is the way shadows move across a sundial in the Northern hemisphere. The first clocks were designed that way because people were already used to it. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Why Clockwise

Clocks run “clockwise” because it is the way shadows move across a sundial in the Northern hemisphere. The first clocks were designed that way because people were already used to it. – WTF Fun Facts