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Sorry I can't do better than Wikipedia; apparently this is 'segmented sleep' [1], and before electric light it was entirely natural. Apparently the extra hours
by alanctgardner2 14y ago
Sorry I can't do better than Wikipedia; apparently this is 'segmented sleep' [1], and before electric light it was entirely natural. Apparently the extra hours were used almost exclusively for sex, since there was no electric light.
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segmented_sleep http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segmented_sleep
- jpsierens 14y agoInterestingly, was reading this and saw: "This was also a favorite time for scholars and poets to write uninterrupted, whereas still others visited neighbors, or engaged in petty crime." Scholars and poets, programmers could fit into this category