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  2. Rip Van Winkle - Wikipedia

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    In the 1994 film Star Trek Generations, 138-year-old Admiral James T. Kirk comes back to life after being "suspended" in a Nexus for 78 years. On the BBC television show Doctor Who , the tenth episode of the ninth series (titled "Sleep No More") involves a machine called Morpheus that can condense a full night's worth of sleep into mere minutes.

  3. Rumpelstiltskin - Wikipedia

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    "Rumpelstiltskin" (/ ˌ r ʌ m p ə l ˈ s t ɪ l t s k ɪ n / RUMP-əl-STILT-skin; [1] German: Rumpelstilzchen, IPA: [ʁʊmpl̩ʃtiːltsçn̩]) is a German fairy tale [2] collected by the Brothers Grimm in the 1812 edition of Children's and Household Tales. [2]

  4. The Rip Van Winkle Caper - Wikipedia

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    The thieves, consisting of scientist/mastermind Farwell, demolitions expert De Cruz, firearms expert Brooks, and mechanical engineer Erbie, hide in a secret cave in Death Valley, where Farwell has hidden a set of suspended animation chambers for the group to sleep for approximately 100 years. After that time, he expects that they will be able ...

  5. Why It's So Hard to Sleep as You Get Older

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    For many over 65, a night of undisturbed sleep is not an option. The causes are varied, including menopause and sleep apnea. See what might keep you up.

  6. A 101-year-old former doctor who worked until he was 85 ...

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    In 2024, 0.03% of the US population was 100 years old or older. But the Pew Research Center, using data from the US Census Bureau, estimates this will grow to 0.1% by 2054. ... "You can't sleep ...

  7. Polyphasic sleep - Wikipedia

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    Polyphasic sleep is the practice of sleeping during multiple periods over the course of 24 hours, in contrast to monophasic sleep, which is one period of sleep within 24 hours. Biphasic (or diphasic , bifurcated , or bimodal ) sleep refers to two periods, while polyphasic usually means more than two. [ 1 ]

  8. Joe Biden praises 'dear friend' Jimmy Carter after the former ...

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    As Joe Biden's presidency nears its end, he bid farewell to a "dear friend" in former President Jimmy Carter.. Carter, 100, died on Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia. Biden released a ...

  9. Sleep cycle - Wikipedia

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    It is sometimes called the ultradian sleep cycle, sleep–dream cycle, or REM-NREM cycle, to distinguish it from the circadian alternation between sleep and wakefulness. In humans, this cycle takes 70 to 110 minutes (90 ± 20 minutes). [1] Within the sleep of adults and infants there are cyclic fluctuations between quiet and active sleep.