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Weird Sleep Habits of Medieval People: Why They Slept in Shifts and Believed in Night Demons


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Weird Sleep Habits of Medieval People: Why They Slept in Shifts and Believed in Night Demons
Boring History For Sleep | WEIRD Sleep Habits of Medieval People and more

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🛌 WEIRD Sleep Habits of Medieval People (You Won’t Believe #3!)
🔥 "They Slept in SHIFTS - And It Was Genius!"

📌 In this video:

⏳ Biphasic sleep - Why people woke up at midnight for "second dinner"

🕯️ Bedtime rituals - From prayer pillows to anti-nightmare charms

👹 Sleep demons - The medieval fear of "night hags"

💤 Bizarre beds - Shared sleeping, straw mattresses & head-scratching pillows

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😴 Learn why your insomnia might be NATURAL

🛏️ See REAL medieval beds (spoiler: they’re tiny!)

💀 Discover the creepy "sleep paralysis demon" of 1350

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