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Genghis Khan rose from a tumultuous childhood on the Mongolian steppes to eventually unify warring tribes into the formidable Mongol Empire. Renowned for his brutal military campaigns, he employed innovative tactics and psychological warfare to conquer vast territories. But beyond warfare, he established a legal code, promoted religious tolerance and developed trade routes—laying the foundation for modern governance........#wikisleep #sleep #sleepstories #GenghisKhan #mentalhealth #freesleepapp  By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen AD-FREE on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com In this playful sleep diversion, we explore the origin of phrases such as "butter someone up" and "sleep like a baby." A simple yet effective way to steer your brain away from busy or anxious thinking into a soft, soothing series of random facts... .....#WikiSleep #sleep #sleepiest #sleepstories #mentalhealth #sleephelp #sleeptool By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen AD-FREE on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.comMurder on the Links by Agatha Christie is a classic whodunit featuring the famous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. In this first chapter, we follow Poirt from France to England and back as he gets swept up in the mysterious murder of a wealthy financier. The case is filled with twists: a mysterious mistress, a long-lost love, a secret identity, and rivalries over money and power... By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen AD-FREE on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.comOriginating from ancient Celtic traditions, Halloween marks a time when people believed the boundary between the living and the dead was particularly thin. Today, it is viewed as a playful holiday and exploration of themes around fear and mortality, celebrating both the mystery of the unknown and the imagination.......#sleep #wikisleep #sleepstories #halloween #history #spookystories #mentalhealth  By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen AD-FREE on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart recounts the murder of an old man, caused not by personal animosity but by an obsessive disgust of the man's "vulture-like" eye. Poe is an often misunderstood master of the macabre whose stories and poems illuminate the dark recesses of our minds. In this short story he reaches beyond what is self-evident to explore guilt, terror and madness... .....#sleep #wikisleep #sleepstories #edgarallanpoe #thetelltaleheart #spookystories #mentalhealth By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen AD-FREE on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.comThe Quiz Show Scandals of the 1950s were a series of manipulations between contestants and show producers who rigged TV quizzes to benefit themselves. Occurring during a time in which public confidence in television was not yet established, the scandals rocked the broadcast industry and led to special inquiries by the US Congress.......#sleep #wikisleep #sleepstories #scandals #quiz #mentalhealth By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Originally published over 100 years ago, at a time when mystery and the unknown intermingled with the metaphysical, this ghost story brings us into a boarding house in New York City. Famously afflicted with occult wonders, this house hides secret terrors that may or may not be seen... ....#sleep #wikisleep #sleepstories #ghoststory #ghost #mystery #mentalhealth  By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen 100% ad-free on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com In part two of Myths & Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome, we learn about Reah, the division of the worlds and the origin of humans. It's a fascinating exploration of the true meaning of myth and what lies beneath... ....#mythology #GreekMyth #wikisleep #sleep #mentalhealth By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen ad-free on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.comIn the canon of Greek and Roman mythology countless stories abound, each intersecting and intermingling with another. In this series, we explore the origins of the myths and how they manifested in the legends of the people of ancient times.......#mythology #greekmythology #wikisleep #sleep #sleepstories By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Enjoy ad-free listening on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com. Jerry Garcia is best known as the lead guitarist and vocalist for the Grateful Dead, a band that became a symbol of the 1960s counterculture. His unique blend of rock, folk and blues, coupled with his improvisational guitar style, made him a central figure in the jam band scene. He was also a visual artist and a cultural icon, embodying the spirit of creativity and freedom—but his life wasn't without its challenges... ....#sleep #deepsleep #wikisleep #sleepstories #mentalhealth #sleephelp #thegratefuldead #jerrygarcia By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com Famous for his exceptional skill and speed as a martial artist, Bruce Lee's life was a fascinating journey toward stardom. Raised in Hong Kong and forced into street fights, his parents urged him to train for self-defence. He would take that experience and training to create his own style of martial arts, Jeet Kune Do style, or the Way of the Intercepting Fist. A star of television and film, his untimely death led to rumours of organized crime and a family curse.......#wikisleep #sleep #sleepstories #sleephelp #sleeptool #sleepapp #brucelee #mentalhealth #martialarts #jeetkunedo #oneinchpunch #anxiety  By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.comCleopatra is one of the most fascinating humans in all of history. A queen, a brilliant political tactitian, and mother to both Julius Caesar and Mark Antony's children, her relatively short life was full of intrigue and cunning........#wikisleep #sleepstories #sleep #sleephelp #sleepstuff #Cleopatra #Egypt #Pharaoh #MentalHealth #SleepStory  By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.comErnest Shackleton is often considered one of history's greatest leaders, helping the entire crew of his ship, Endurance, survive over two years stranded in some of the most harrowing conditions in Antartica. He was famous for believing in personalities over experience, was celebrated as a hero during his relatively short life and had the trust of sailors any captain would dream of... .....#wikisleep #sleepstories #sleep #sleephelp #sleepstuff #ErnestShackleton #MentalHealth #SleepStory  By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.comStan Lee was the creative mind behind the some of the most famous characters in comic book history. Not only did he co-create The Black Panther, Thor, Iron Man and Spider-Man, he was also responsible for brining humanity into the characters, writing them as imperfect beings with their own desires and conceits. He advocated for using comic books as platforms for social issues and brought readers into worlds that reflected their own... ....#WikiSleep #SleepStories #WikiSleepPodcast #MarvelComics #MarvelUniverse #StanLee #Ambient #WhiteNoise #Meditation #SleepDiversion #SleepTool #MentalHealth #Sleep #Podcast #Stories By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.comBob Marley was a Jamaican artist who transcended musical boundaries to become an iconic reggae legend. Despite facing adversities throughout his life, including an assassination attempt, he was relentless on his quest to spread messages of love, unity and social justice. Four decades after his death, his unique voice continues to resonate around the globe...  .....#WikiSleep #SleepStories #BobMarley #Marley #Meditation #SleepDiversion #MentalHealth #Sleep #Podcast #Stories #ADHD #Reggae #TheWailers By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.comRiver Phoenix was one of the most recognizable actors of the 1980s and '90s, staring in films like Stand By Me, Sneakers and My Own Private Idaho. But he was also much more than that. A musician, activist and humanitarian, his unfortunate passing due to a drug overdose shocked his fans around the globe, many of whom had viewed him as a squeaky clean ambassador of young talent... .....#WikiSleep #Sleep #SleepStories #SleepTools #SleepDiversion #RiverPhoenix #JoaquinPhoenix #MentalHealth #1990s #Hollywood  By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.comPerhaps one of the most unhinged medical procedures of the 20th century, lobotomies were highly controversial from the very start. Based on flimsy research and a distinct lack of knowledge on how the brain actually functions, the procedure was performs tens of thousands of times with often horrifying results. Yet it took until 1977 for the US government to ban it outright... .....#Sleep #Sleepstories #WikiSleep #Lobotomy #Science #SleepHelp #SleepTool #Mediation #Sleeping #Anxiety #insomnia By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.comThe Gunpowder Plot of 1605 was a failed attempt to assassinate King James the First of England by a group of Catholics. Uncovered hours before it was meant to occur, the plot served to solidify the king's popularity and resulted in a wave of executions. Over 400 years later, the event is commemorated by Guy Fawkes Night–a celebration with fireworks displays, the burning of effigies, and various other festivities.........#WikiSleep #SleepStories #GuyFawkesNight #GuyFawkes #GunpowderPlot #November #Meditation #SleepDiversion #MentalHealth #Sleep #Podcast #Stories  By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.comZombies as we know them have their origins in Haitian and African folklore, where they were believed to be reanimated corpses controlled by sorcerers. The concept evolved in pop culture through the 20th century, gaining prominence in George A. Romero's 1968 film "Night of the Living Dead." Romero's movie marked the shift from voodoo-based zombies to the modern, flesh-eating and contagious kind undead. Since then, zombies have become a staple in horror literature, films and video games, representing societal fears and anxieties, while also providing a platform for creative exploration of the undead theme........#WikiSleep #SleepStories #Zombies #HistoryofZombies #SleepTool #SleepHelp #SpookyStory #Meditation #SleepDiversion #MentalHealth #Sleep #Podcast #Stories   By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.comThe Fall of the House of Usher is a Gothic short story written by Edgar Allan Poe and publish in 1839. It tells the tale of a nameless narrator who visits the decaying and eerie mansion of his childhood friend, Roderick Usher. As the story unfolds, it becomes apparent that the Usher family is cursed, and the house itself seems to be a malevolent force, contributing to their suffering. The story blurs the lines between reality and the supernatural, leaving readers in suspense until its haunting conclusion.........#WikiSleep #SleepStories #Sleep #HouseofUsher #thefallofthehouseofusher #Poe #EdgarAllanPoe #Spooky #SpookyStory #MentalHealth  By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.comAn illiterate farm girl who claimed the voice of God instructed her to take charge of her country's army and lead it to victory, Joan of Arc was able to convince the as-yet crowned Charles VII to let her do just that. What's more astounding is that once in charge, her swift victories led to a brief truce in the 100 Years War and to the consecration of King Charles. Her actions brought her family into nobility, but her meteoric rise was cut short as swiftly as it began......#WikiSleep #SleepStories #France #JoanOfArc #Meditation #SleepDiversion #MentalHealth #Sleep #Podcast #Stories #FrenchHistory #100YearsWar By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.comAlbert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who helped reshape physics through his ground-breaking theory of relativity. At 43 years old, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for this theory and was celebrated internationally as the ruling monarch of the mind. A life-long pacifist, he worked to save the lives of countless scientists during the Nazi regime, while remaining a prominent voice in science. ....#WikiSleep #SleepStories #Einstein #TheoryofRelativity #Meditation #SleepDiversion #MentalHealth #Sleep #Podcast #Stories  By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.comNotorious, infamous and vicious, Al Capone was an American gangster and businessman who attained notoriety during the Prohibition era as the co-founder and boss of the Chicago Outfit. His seven-year reign as crime boss ended when he went to prison at the age of 33, after which he lost control of his gang and entered a steep mental decline due to a syphilitic infection that would ultimately be his end.....#WikiSleep #SleepStories #AlCapone #gangsters #Capone #Meditation #SleepDiversion #MentalHealth #Sleep #Podcast #Stories  By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.comStephen Hawking was a renowned theoretical physicist and cosmologist, whose best-selling book, "A Brief History of Time," made complex scientific concepts accessible to a wide audience. Despite living with the challenges of ALS, he remained vibrant, funny and incredibly social, outliving his terminal diagnosis by over fifty years while making groundbreaking contributions to our understanding of black holes, the nature of the universe, and the theory of relativity... .....#WikiSleep #SleepStories #StephenHawking #BlackHoles #Cosmology #Meditation #SleepDiversion #MentalHealth #Sleep #Podcast #Stories  By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com.Jack Kerouac was an American, French-Canadian writer who spun raw emotions into his work, with his most famous book, "On the Road" being hailed as an anthem of freedom and rebellion. His spontaneous prose, fuelled by jazz rhythms, drugs, alcohol and a quest for enlightenment, captured the essence of post-war counterculture, but his life was turned upside down by the fame that would ultimately become his downfall.......#WikiSleep #SleepStories #JackKerouac #Kerouac #BeatGeneration #Meditation #SleepDiversion #MentalHealth #Sleep #Podcast #Stories  By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Escuche el episodio completo en la aplicación WikiSleep visitando WikiSleep.comSalvador Dalí fue un artista surrealista español famoso por su destreza técnica, sus precisos dibujos y las impactantes y extrañas imágenes de su obra. Su repertorio artístico incluía pintura, artes gráficas, cine, escultura, diseño y fotografía, con temas principales en su obra que incluyen los sueños, el subconsciente, la sexualidad, la religión, la ciencia y sus relaciones personales más cercanas... By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com Long before Odysseus set off on his epic Homeric journey, he was just a boy who believed that the island of Ithica was all that existed in the world. On his twelfth birthday though, everything changed... By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

FULL EPISODE ON THE WIKISLEEP APP... Find it on WikiSleep.com.Pulled from from The Book of Japanese Myth, these Four Legends of the Weird include a corpse eater, the tale of Hōïchi the Earless, a haunted futon and more. Spooky, strange and perfect for lulling you to sleep.......#WikiSleep #SleepStories #Japanese #Myth #Meditation #SleepDiversion #SleepTool #MentalHealth #Sleep #Podcast #Stories  By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

FULL EPISODE ON THE WIKISLEEP APP. Prometheus defied Zeus by stealing fire from the gods and gifting it to humanity, granting them knowledge and power. As punishment, he was condemned to eternal suffering, chained to a mountainside with his liver being eaten daily by an eagle, only to regenerate each night. His act of fire theft is thought to signify the pivotal role of knowledge in human progress, while his enduring torment underscores the costs of challenging the divine order........#WikiSleep #SleepStories #GreekMyth #Prometheus #Meditation #SleepDiversion #SleepTool #MentalHealth #Sleep #Podcast #Stories #Myth #bedtimestory By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

INTRODUCING A NEW WIKISLEEP VOICE! Meet Jonny Buchanan, a new narrator for WikiSleep. Keep an ear out for more great episodes coming soon from Jonny. The Great Fire of London swept through central London from Sunday, September 2nd to Thursday, September 6th, 1666, gutting the medieval city inside the old Roman wall, before extending past the wall to the west, engulfing the Royal Exchange, St. Paul's Cathedral and nearly 13,000 homes. It is considered to be one of the most destructive fires in city history...and it all started in a bakery on Pudding Lane......#WikiSleep #SleepStories #TheGreatFireofLondon #SleepPodcast #Meditation #SleepDiversion #SleepTool #MentalHealth #Sleep #Podcast #Stories  By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE FOR FREE ON THE WIKISLEEP APP... Sinéad O'Connor was an Irish singer and activist who spoke openly about injustices perpetrated by those in power—especially those committed by the Catholic church. Years before most public figures acknowledged these crimes, O'Connor was a fierce voice of the truth, much to the detriment of her own career. Now, following her death, many are saying the world owes her an apology... .....#WikiSleep #SineadOConnor #SleepStories #WikiSleepPodcast #Meditation #SleepDiversion #SleepTool #MentalHealth #Sleep #Podcast #Stories #Oconnor #Sinead By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Arthur Ashe was an American tennis legend who captured the attention of the world with his unparalleled skill and unwavering determination. He was the first black player selected to the United States Davis Cup team, and the only black man ever to win the singles title at Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open. His grace, integrity and humanitarian efforts continue to inspire generations, leaving an indelible mark on the world of tennis and beyond.......#WikiSleep #SleepStories #WikiSleepPodcast #ArthurAshe #Wimbledon #Tennis #Meditation #SleepDiversion #SleepTool #MentalHealth #Sleep #Podcast #Stories By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.comOn the 15th of March, 44 BCE, the famed Roman general Julius Caesar was at the height of his power. He entered into a meeting of the senate at the Curia of Pompey in Rome. Unaware to the web of conspiracy closing in around him, he strode confidently into the chamber with his crimson robes flowing behind him, having no idea this day would be his last… What led to this event? How could a general turned dictator have miscalculated the danger he was in so dramatically? And why did the senators of Rome take such a risk to have him removed? .....#WikiSleep #JuliusCaesar #IdesofMarch #SleepStories #WikiSleepPodcast #Meditation #SleepDiversion #SleepTool #MentalHealth #Sleep #Podcast #Stories  By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson, was originally published in 1886. The story explores the dual nature of human beings. Dr. Jekyll, a respected scientist, develops a potion that transforms him into the sinister Mr. Hyde. As the story unfolds, the dark consequences of Dr. Jekyll's experiment and the battle between good and evil come to light......#WikiSleep #JekyllandHyde #SleepStories #WikiSleepPodcast #Meditation #SleepDiversion #SleepTool #MentalHealth #Sleep #Podcast #Stories By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

FIND FULL EPISODES ON THE WIKISLEEP APP. Back by popular demand: Diversion Meditation #2. Diversion Meditations help us sleep because most of us who struggle with active or anxious brains, are actually in a sleep deficit already. By offering interesting but calm information, we're able to steer the mind away from whatever other thoughts are keeping you awake, letting your body take over and lead you into the natural process of sleep. In this case, we're doing it through very random trivia and facts... ......#WikiSleep #SleepStories #WikiSleepPodcast #Meditation #SleepDiversion #SleepTool #MentalHealth #Sleep #Podcast #Stories By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alan Turing was a genuis English mathematician, computer scientist and philosopher. He is widely considered to be the father of theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence and was a critical part of deciphering the German enigma machine in WWII, helping save an untold number of lives. Despite his accomplishments, he was never fully recognized during his lifetime, largely due to the persecution he faced for being gay, which ultimately led to his death......#WikiSleep #SleepStories #WikiSleepPodcast #Meditation #SleepDiversion #AlanTuring #TuringMachine #AI #SleepTool #MentalHealth #Sleep #Podcast #Stories By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Diversion Meditation works for sleep because most of us who struggle with active or anxious brains, are actually in a sleep deficit already. By presenting interesting, but calm information, we're able to steer the mind away from whatever other thoughts are keeping you awake, letting your body take over and lead you into the natural process of sleep. In this case, we're doing it through very random trivia and facts... ......#WikiSleep #SleepStories #WikiSleepPodcast #Meditation #SleepDiversion #SleepTool #MentalHealth #Sleep #Podcast #Stories By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app, which can be found at WikiSleep.com.Created out of clay to punish Prometheus for bringing fire to mortals, Pandora was designed to bring to earth the folly of mankind. Imbued with curiosity, the box in which the follies lived was too tempting to resist and her intrigue released unwanted sorrow—but with it came another sentiment that is more human than all........#WikiSleep #SleepStories #WikiSleepPodcast #Pandora #GreekMyth #Prometheus #Jupiter #MentalHealth #Sleep #Podcast #Stories  By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app, which can be found at WikiSleep.com.As a founding member of The Wailers, which also included Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer, Peter Tosh helped popularize Reggae worldwide. He taught Marley how to play guitar and wrote the majority of The Wailers' songs, before setting off on a solo career. As solo artist, he co-wrote Get Up, Stand Up with Marley and his own hit, Legalize It, which became an anthem for cannabis reform. Sadly, when he was just 42, a group of thieves entered his home demanding money, putting an end to his his career.........#WikiSleep #SleepStories #WikiSleepPodcast #PeterTosh #Reggae #RockSteady #Jamaica #MentalHealth #Sleep #Podcast #Stories #Jamaica #Rastafari By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Project MK-Ultra, also called the mind control program, was a program of experiments undertaken on human subjects that were designed by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. These experiments, which included giving LSD to unsuspecting individuals, were intended to identify and develop drugs and procedures to be used in interrogations in order to weaken the individual and force confessions through mind control......#WikiSleep #SleepStories #WikiSleepPodcast #MKUltra #CIA #CIAmindcontrol #LSD #MentalHealth #Sleep #ASMR #Podcast #Stories By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sally Ride was not only the first American woman in space, at just 32 years old, she was also the youngest American to have ever been there at the time. A verifiable genius, extraordinarily talented tennis player and an advocate for women in science, Ride was a relentlessly powerful force who broke gender barriers everywhere she went. ......#WikiSleep #SleepStories #WikiSleepPodcast #SallyRide #NASA #Space #MentalHealth #Sleep #ASMR #Podcast #Stories #LGBT By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Once a thriving and sophisticated Roman city, Pompeii was buried under meters of ash and pumice after the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. One of the largest volcanic events in Roman history, the story was related by Pliny the Younger, a survivor who was just 17 years old when the event took place. .......#WikiSleep #SleepStories #Pompeii #MentalHealth #Sleep #ASMR #Podcast #Stories #MtVesuvius #Volcano #WikiSleepPodcast By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Originally founded by a 17-year-old in 1943 as a mail-order company, IKEA has grown to become the world's largest retailer, with more than 370 stores in 31 countries around the globe. Every year, the company has more than 680 million in-store visits by thrift-driven customers—some of them simply for the meatballs...  ....#WikiSleep #SleepStories #IKEA #MentalHealth #Sleep #ASMR #Podcast #Stories #History By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

George Carlin was an American stand-up comedian, actor, social critic and author who is regarded as one of the most important and influential stand-up comics of all time. Dubbed the Dean of Counterculture, his "Seven Dirty Words" routine fought against the conservative sensibilities of the era—and although a judge deemed it to be within his rights to perform under free speech laws, he was still arrested a total of seven times reciting it.........#WikiSleep #SleepStories #WikiSleepPodcast #GeorgeCarlin #SevenDirtyWords #FreeSpeech #MentalHealth #Sleep #ASMR #Podcast #Stories  By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bigfoot, also commonly referred to as a Sasquatch, is a mysterious ape-like creature alleged to inhabit the forests of North America, mostly in the Pacific Northwest. Tales of wild, hairy humanoids have been told for centuries in this region and are included in the mythologies of indigenous people, with some petroglyphs depicting these elusive creatures dating back over a thousand years. Are they real? To date, no conclusive evidence has been found, but that hasn't stopped folklorists from pursuing them with a relentless passion... ......#WikiSleep #SleepStories #WikiSleepPodcast #BigFoot #Sasquatch #Yeti #MentalHealth #Sleep #ASMR #Podcast #Stories  By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Oregon Trail was a popular educational video game released in 1985 and designed to teach 8th grade students about the realities of 19th-century pioneer life on the Oregon Trail. In it, the player assumes the role of a wagon leader guiding a party of settlers over the trail via a covered wagon in 1848. Along the way, the player makes choices about supplies, resource management, and the route—and must hunt for food, cross rivers, and deal with random events such as storms and disease. Wildly successful, it has sold over 65 million copies. ......#WikiSleep #SleepStories #WikiSleepPodcast #TheOregonTrail #TheOregonTrailGame #TheOregonTrailGame1985 #MentalHealth #Sleep #ASMR #Podcast #Stories By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen ad-free on the app at WikiSleep.comOne of the most successful pirates to have ever lived was a woman from a region of the South China Sea, named Shi Yang. Born into very humble beginnings, she took control of a pirate confederation and became the default commander of a fleet composed of 400 boats and between 40,000 to 60,000 pirates—yet was able to walk away freely at the end of her reign and live into old age.....#WikiSleep #SleepStories #WikiSleepPodcast #Pirates #MentalHealth #Sleep #ASMR #Podcast #Stories #ShiYang #ZhengYiSao #iwd #Women #Piracy #SouthChinaSea #Tanka By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

La última gobernante activa del Reino Ptolemaico de Egipto, la historia de la vida de Cleopatra es una de alianzas intrigantes, astutas y románticas con algunos de los líderes más poderosos de la historia. Su inteligencia política combinada con una incesante sed de poder la han mantenido entre las personas más fascinantes que jamás hayan existido.The last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Cleopatra's life story is one of intrigue, cunning and romantic alliances with some history's most powerful leaders. Her political intelligence combined with an unrelenting thirst for power have kept her among the most fascinating people to have ever lived. ......#WikiSleep #SleepStories #WikiSleepPodcast #Cleopatra ##MentalHealth #Sleep #ASMR #Podcast #Stories #Español #podcastenespañol #NicolásSaavedra By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Most everyone is familiar with Thor's mighty hammer, but do you know its origin story? In this tale from the Legends of Norseland, we learn how Loki's snide and overconfident bravado results in Thor being gifted with a prize that never misses and will always return to his own hand... ......#WikiSleep #SleepStories #WikiSleepPodcast #NorseMyth ##MentalHealth #Sleep #ASMR #Podcast #Stories #Mythology #Thor #Loki #ThunderGods By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Once billed as the most beautiful woman in the world, Hedy Lamarr was an Austrian-American film star whose true passion was inventing. During a career in which she out-billed some of the top male actors of the era, Lamarr spent her free time nurturing her inventiveness and ideas, some of which are used in the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth technology of today.Try the app ad-free and at no cost at WikiSleep.com......#WikiSleep #SleepStories #WikiSleepPodcast #RaquelWelch ##MentalHealth #Sleep #ASMR #Podcast #Stories By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Raquel Welch was an American actor, model and businessperson with a career that spanned six decades. Through her portrayal of strong female characters, Welch helped break the mold of the traditional sex symbol, developing a unique film persona that made her a celebrated figure of the 1960s and 1970s—yet she was shy and conservative in her private life. Try the app ad-free and at no cost at WikiSleep.com......#WikiSleep #SleepStories #WikiSleepPodcast #RaquelWelch ##MentalHealth #Sleep #ASMR #Podcast #Stories By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.