The Forgotten Medieval Habit of ‘Two Sleeps’

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For millennia, people slept in two shifts – once in the evening, and once in the morning.But why? And how did the habit disappear? I It was around 23:00 on 13 April 1699, in a small village in the north of England.Nine-year-old Jane Rowth blinked her eyes open and squinted […]

Biden faces delays in undoing Trump’s war on efficient dishwashers, dryers and lightbulbs that made him ‘look orange’

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Before Donald Trump launched his war against energy-efficient appliances, incandescent lightbulbs were on their way out.Federal rules required retailers to take them off their shelves by 2020 and sell replacements that would save customers money and energy instead. That transition didn’t happen.Now the Biden administration is working to reinstate those […]

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