Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for December 13, 2018

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    Templo S.U.D.  almost 6 years ago

    Why we sleep? Better sleep on it until the answer comes.

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    wmwiii Premium Member almost 6 years ago

    I can tell you why we sleep. Because we’re tired. Duh.

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    wjones  almost 6 years ago

    Go without sleep for 10 days, then you will have you’r answer.

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    therese_callahan2002  almost 6 years ago

    And then he used the refunded money to build the concert hall that bears his name.

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    Gent  almost 6 years ago

    We sleep to refresh ourselves. Yeesh, these scientists have no common sense! Ok, It’s time for my hibearnation now. ;o)

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    sonnygreen  almost 6 years ago

    Sleeping is actually the normal state of the human body. That’s been established. The big mystery is why we wake up.

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    Say What Now‽ Premium Member almost 6 years ago

    Our brains wash away harmful proteins while we sleep.

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    Radish the wordsmith  almost 6 years ago

    Think of your brain as a computer, sleep is a reboot, it resets the mind.

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    FassEddie  almost 6 years ago

    Why ask why?

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    Thorby  almost 6 years ago

    That gravestone is in Mount Hope Cemetery, on the National Register of Historic Places.

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    Sassy's Mom  almost 6 years ago

    I’m not so sure why Ripley would say that about sleep. There has been extensive research on sleep. We know we sleep so the body can repair damage and “reboot” the brain among other things. However, if the why is referring to why sleep is needed in order to do those things, then I understand.

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    markhughw  almost 6 years ago

    Nonsense. There are numerous reasons, for example, while awake, lactic acid develops in our muscles making us tired. When we sleep, the process is reversed.

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    sousamannd  almost 6 years ago

    ten? try one!

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    Huckleberry Hiroshima  almost 6 years ago

    Yeah. Things have really gotten better since Susan B. Anthony did her work.

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    ellisc  almost 6 years ago

    And every election they vote in the same damn politicians and then expect different results!

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    Teto85 Premium Member almost 6 years ago

    We use our brains too much and sleeping is a reboot, reset, whatever.

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    Leojim  almost 6 years ago

    I find it interesting that somebody scientist want us to believe what they say and yet so often they really know so little. And are very often wrong at that.

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    Bilan  almost 6 years ago

    I don’t wonder why I sleep.

    I wonder why I get out of bed.

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    wjones  almost 6 years ago

    Any young child can tell you why we need sleep. (BECAUSE, just BECAUSE)

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    ex window inspector  almost 6 years ago

    Are you serious? We sleep because our bodies need it. Time to get new scientists!

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    coffeeturtle  almost 6 years ago

    If you don’t sleep, you will die.

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    Jogger2  almost 6 years ago

    Ripley’s might be out of date: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2017-10-26/matthew-walker-why-we-sleep

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    KevinKoehler  almost 6 years ago

    We need to sleep so that we can upload our memory files to the Mainframe computer in the cloud.

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    jhroos  almost 6 years ago

    I love the tribute to Susan B. Anthony!

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    craigwestlake  almost 6 years ago

    The scientists are obviously bachelors…

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    Printer  almost 6 years ago

    Would you guys please stop talking, I’m trying to sleep.

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    19JRL44  almost 6 years ago

    To sleep is to reset the neurons in the brain, this reactivates them causing dreaming!

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