Can You Recite the Aeneid By Heart In Latin?

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James Garfield (1831-1881), 20th president of the United States of America, was a great intellect.  In addition to his accomplishments both greater and lesser, he could recite the entire Aenid by heart in Latin!

For more information, see the interview with Candice Millard about her book, Destiny of the Republic.

Did You Remember To Get Your REM Sleep?

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During REM (Rapid-Eye-Movement) sleep, information is transferred from your short-term memory to your long-term memory.  Although individuals vary in the amount of sleep necessary to function well in their waking lives, lack of enough deep sleep interferes with one's having enough REM cycles necessary to allow the brain to process memory fully and properly.

For more information, see this article by Jie John Zhang, Ph.D. in the Journal of Theoretics.