EasyClassic
"Everyone does it but few remember it. You spend a third of your life doing it. It restores you, heals you, and is ruined by babies. What is it?"
Answer
Sleeping
Explanation
Humans spend roughly a third of their lives asleep. Dreams occur during sleep but are usually forgotten. Sleep is essential for physical and mental restoration. And new parents universally lose large amounts of it.
This is an easy riddle in the Classic category — Time-honoured riddles passed down through generations.
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