We spend 36 percent of our entire life asleep, but what exactly is happening to your body and brain while snoozing?

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Sources:

Do All Creatures Sleep?

https://animals.howstuffworks.com/animal-facts/all-creatures-sleep.htm

Do Microbes Sleep?

https://www.popsci.com/blog-network/our-modern-plagues/do-microbes-sleep

Sleep vs Coma vs Anesthesia

https://www.tuck.com/anesthesia/

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