Humans used to have a ‘first sleep’ and ‘second sleep’ at night. Here’s why that changed.

Humans used to have a ‘first sleep’ and ‘second sleep’ at night. Here’s why that changed.

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We used to have a few productive hours in the middle of the night, but that all went away during the Industrial Revolution.

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We used to have a few productive hours in the middle of the night, but that all went away during the Industrial Revolution.

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