While flying a kite with a key attached to it in a thunderstorm.

…. Before electricity and factories, segmented sleep — sleeping in two intervals — was all the rage. Benjamin Franklin was a fan: Between “first sleep” and “second sleep” he would get naked, throw open the windows and take cold air baths. The French called the period between the two sleeps …
It’s not (always) insomnia, it’s segmented sleep
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While flying a kite with a key attached to it in a thunderstorm.
Crazy guy, old Ben.
Never a dull slumber party round his place.
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Written by Matthew Clapham4.1K Followers
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Professional translator by day. Writer of silly and serious stuff by night. Also by day, when I get fed up of tedious translations. Founder of Iberospherical.
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