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Why Medieval People Slept in Two Sessions - Mental Floss

Published by Mental Floss By Eden Gordon · 31 August 2026 at 21:00
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Why Medieval People Slept in Two Sessions - Mental Floss
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For much of human history, people's nights may have been separated into two different sleeps.

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