stackyFACTSZeitgebers are environmental cues that violently sync your internal rhythm to the 24-hour day. Sunlight hitting your retina sends a hardwired signal to halt melatonin production. Without this giant flaming ball of gas, your internal clock would rapidly drift into total biological chaos.
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