<ul><li>MySQL provides various data types for storing time data, including DATETIME and TIMESTAMP.</li><li>The DATETIME data type stores date and time in the format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS and does not store or convert time zone data.</li><li>The TIMESTAMP data type is internally represented as a Unix epoch and automatically adapts to the time zone of the server.</li><li>There are some unexpected features to be aware of, such as using NULL to initialize TIMESTAMP columns and dealing with zero dates.</li></ul>

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