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Humans Used to Sleep Twice Every Night. Here's Why It Vanished. (www.sciencealert.com)

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[–] Aneb@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I heard that we needed to wake up to keep various household essentials going, like the wood fireplace. From experience with a faulty thermometer, waking up in the cold sucks and it takes 3x the time to roll out from under the covers. I can imagine those chores were a part of their daily lives. God damn we've really regressed as a species, no more "survival of the fittest" but "surviving oppressive oligarchies", do times really change?

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

FWIW, "the fittest" there refers to those most capable of adaptation, not simply the most resilient, hardy, athletic, etc. 🤓