Falling from the Ceiling: The "hypnic jerk" and other random stuff

TheThinkingAtheist

The Thinking Atheist

Science, Society & Culture, Education

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🗓️ 8 April 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Why does the body jerk awake while sleeping? Why do Brits say "Cheerio" instead of "goodbye?" Why are daytime dramas called soap operas? These and othe probing questions answered!

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0:00.0	Look! Next door are having something done.
0:03.0	That lap panel fencing is gorgeous though.
0:05.0	Wait a minute.
0:06.0	Juice and handy bags!
0:08.0	Said she was in landscaping she did.
0:10.0	Said she had too much on a...
0:12.0	Plate compactor. I'll flatten her the lion little...
0:16.0	Get to Raleigh Fencing from 24 pound a panel
0:19.0	and tool hired two with plate compactors from just 51 pound a week.
0:23.2	All trade prices X VAT at 20%.
0:25.9	So now you can keep up with the Joneses and the Evanses and the Patels.
0:30.4	Okay, here we go. Stand by. Three, two, one.
0:34.7	The thinking atheist, it's not a person.
0:38.0	It's a symbol.
0:39.5	An idea.
0:40.7	The population of atheists in this country is going through the room.
0:44.0	Rejecting faith.
0:45.6	Pursuing knowledge.
0:47.2	Challenging the sacred.
0:48.8	If I tell the truth, it's because I tell the truth.
0:52.5	Not because I put my hand on a book and made a wish.
0:55.8	And working together for a more rational world.
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