Sleep: The Mystery of Sleep
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What is sleep?
Sleep is vital for living creatures, but what is it? Why? We spend about 1/3 of our lives sleeping. Why? While we sleep, our brains remain active. What is it doing? Find out more about sleep.
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Sleep: The Mystery of Sleep
Special | 5m 6sVideo has Closed Captions
Sleep is vital for living creatures, but what is it? Why? We spend about 1/3 of our lives sleeping. Why? While we sleep, our brains remain active. What is it doing? Find out more about sleep.
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