I Didn't Know Humans Used to Sleep... Twice.

from I Didn’t Know, Maybe You Didn’t Either! · host The Black Effect Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts

Ever wake up at 2 or 3 in the morning and think something is wrong with you? Turns out for hundreds of years, it may have been completely normal. Before electricity and 9-5 jobs, many people practiced "biphasic sleep" -- going to bed, waking up in the middle of the night for a couple hours, then going back to sleep. On this episode of IDKMYDE, B Daht shares if the 8-hour sleep myth was literally sold to us! Let's find out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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