The old saying that “you can’t fool Mother Nature” may be true in some places we never expected. Long ago, before electricity became universal, we used to get up when the sun came up and go to bed when the sun went down. Then we had an era in which everyone had electric lights, and eventually television.
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The Sleep-Wake Cycle – You Can’t Fool Mother Nature
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