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July 4, 2012

2012-07-04 00:00 UTC

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A new particle

A new particle
Photo: CERN for the ATLAS and CMS Collaborations · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
CERN announces the observation of a boson consistent with the Higgs.
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When exactly did a new particle take place?
It is recorded at 2012-07-04 00:00 UTC — July 4, 2012 in Coordinated Universal Time. Every minute in this registry is stored in UTC so it reads the same anywhere in the world.
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No. Museum minutes are curated historical entries held permanently by the registry and are never for sale. The minutes around them can be claimed.
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Buy The Time is a novelty registry. Nobody buys real time or property — an owner buys a permanent, public entry against one UTC minute in this database, visible to everyone.
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Confirmed on October 1, 2026 in block 969,500. Anyone can verify this record exists, without us.

SHA-256 d91dda2caddcffa507c90adea76291a8602634233ab79fcddc5fcf0ca00864e7

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