diff --git a/utils/uuidToTimestamp.ts b/utils/uuidToTimestamp.ts
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+++ b/utils/uuidToTimestamp.ts
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+export default (uuid: string) => {
+  const parts = uuid.split("-");
+  const bits = parts[0] + parts[1].slice(0, 4);
+  const timestamp = parseInt(bits, 16);  
+  return timestamp;
+}