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Odd Sleep Facts From Dickens to Cleopatra and Beyond
A TV feature on slumber traces bed history from ancient Greeks to Shakespeare and Cleopatra, noting insomnia patterns across groups. It covers insomnia by status, education, and marriage, plus whimsy on snorers and bedtime customs, with light lines on biographical beds and folk lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Europe
Elizabeth
England
Catherine the Great
Russia
William Shakespeare