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  2. To be, or not to be - Wikipedia

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    To be, or not to be. " To be, or not to be " is a speech given by Prince Hamlet in the so-called "nunnery scene" of William Shakespeare 's play Hamlet (Act 3, Scene 1). The speech is named for the opening phrase, itself among the most widely known and quoted lines in modern English literature, and has been referenced in many works of theatre ...

  3. Fais do-do - Wikipedia

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    History. According to Mark Humphrey, the parties were named for "the gentle command ('go to sleep') young mothers offered bawling infants." [ 1] He quotes early Cajun musician Edwin Duhon of the Hackberry Ramblers: "She'd go to the cry room, give the baby a nipple and say, 'Fais do-do.'. She'd want the baby to go to sleep fast, 'cause she's ...

  4. Sleep deprivation - Wikipedia

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    Cognitive behavioral therapy, caffeine (to induce alertness), sleeping pills. Sleep deprivation, also known as sleep insufficiency[ 2] or sleeplessness, is the condition of not having adequate duration and/or quality of sleep to support decent alertness, performance, and health. It can be either chronic or acute and may vary widely in severity.

  5. Fatal insomnia - Wikipedia

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    Fatal insomnia is an extremely rare neurodegenerative prion disease that results in trouble sleeping as its hallmark symptom. [ 2] The majority of cases are familial ( fatal familial insomnia [FFI]), stemming from a mutation in the PRNP gene, with the remainder of cases occurring sporadically ( sporadic fatal insomnia [sFI]).

  6. Siesta - Wikipedia

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    A siesta (from Spanish, pronounced [ˈsjesta] and meaning "nap") is a short nap taken in the early afternoon, often after the midday meal. Such a period of sleep is a common tradition in some countries, particularly those in warm-weather zones. The "siesta" can refer to the nap itself, or more generally to a period of the day, generally between ...

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  8. Suo Gân - Wikipedia

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    See media help. " Suo Gân " ( Welsh pronunciation: [sɨɔ ɡɑːn]) is a traditional Welsh lullaby written by Morfydd Llwyn Owen . It was first recorded in print around 1800 [ 1] and the lyrics were notably captured by the Welsh folklorist Robert Bryan (1858–1920). [ 2] The song's title simply means lullaby ( suo = lull; cân = song).

  9. Google Translate - Wikipedia

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    Google Translate is a web-based free-to-use translation service developed by Google in April 2006. [ 11] It translates multiple forms of texts and media such as words, phrases and webpages. Originally, Google Translate was released as a statistical machine translation (SMT) service. [ 11] The input text had to be translated into English first ...