sleep

     

Sleep is a natural state of boily rest observed throughout the animal kingdom. It is common to all mammals and birds, and is also seen in many reptiles, amphibians and fish.

Trivia about sleep

  • At night, you should get plenty of bo peep -- this
  • One proverb says, "6 hours" of this "for a man, 7 for a woman & 8 for a fool"
  • No need to set my alarm--it's Saturday & time for my worship of Somnus, the Roman god of this
  • Lala is not a Teletubby but this; you'll need some after a long, hard day on safari
  • "Hypno-", as in hypnotism, is from the Greek for this
  • Slow brain waves on the EEG record show you're in Stage I of this
  • A famous symbol of the Pinkerton Detective Agency is an eye and the slogan "We Never" do this
  • It's been called "The greatest thief, for it steals half one's life"
  • The "Marsh of" this, when REM activity can occur
  • ...Slang for this, as in the expression "hit the hay"
  • A guilty Macbeth laments, "Methought I heard a voice cry" do this "'no more!'"