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I think I must have dreamed the earthquake. At about six-fifty this morning, my body told me I woke up and my bed was trembling and the carabiner clipped to the foot of the bed was rattling. But there doesn't appear to be anything on the usgs site of the appropriate size/location and time.

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Update from the Beeb.
Apparently, actually using your brain makes it work better, longer.
The headline specifically mentions linguistics and being fluent in multiple languages, but the text talks about doing crossword puzzles, learning things, reading books...