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How old are you? How long has this insomnia been going on? Are you in school? There's tons of different reasons you might be staying wide awake at night.
But for some simple things you could try...
Eat a healthy serving of turkey a couple hours before bed-time. It's been a while since I've done the research, but turkey either has melatonin in it, or it has something in it that causes your body to start producing melatonin, which is the chemical that makes you sleepy.
Milk also does this, when I started drinking a large glass of chocolate milk about 30 minutes before bed, my sleeping improved a LOT, it also has the added benefit of making you feel 'full', so it's a much better choice than filling up on a large bed-time snack like a lot of people do to get that satisfied, calm feeling you get when you're body is full.
Keep as close to a regular sleeping schedule as you possibly can, even staying up later 2 nights in a week can keep your biological clock screwed up and throw off your sleeping pattern.
Exercise no less than two hours before bed. As many push-ups, sit-ups as you can handle, plus a 10-20 minute jog will have you tired in no time. Stretching is also a HUGE plus, as it relaxes your muscles, tense muscles CAN keep you up all night without a clue in the world as to what's causing it. Also deep breathing, and staring at the middle of your forehead with your eyes closed (I think you know what I mean) will help your mind and body relax.
Jerk it, work it, and merc it, hehe.
Smoking Pot will generally keep you awake for 30-40 minutes, but then you'll burn out and be ready to pass out. But THC inhibits your REM sleep, so even though you're sleeping, you don't enter the deep restorative sleep (dreams) that really makes you feel refreshed in the morning.
Alcohol is worse, you'll crash really fast, then be awake 1, 2, 3 hours later. I've never been a fan of alcohol as a passer-outer.
If you decide to read, don't read anything that's exciting, as it will build your adrenaline and disrupt your sleep. Same goes for TV, I find listening to Sportsnet or The Score all night puts me out faster than anything else. If that fails, try TV Guide 
Listen to soothing music, or, strangely enough, Korn and Godsmack make me lights-out when nothing else will make me sleep.
How many things in your room are plugged in? There's a theory that's starting to pick up that says that the energy in the room that comes from electrical things that are plugged in can screw with your subconcious blah blah blah, lots of technical words I'm too lazy to think of right now... Either way, unplug all your shit. I used to have 2 fish tanks, a stereo, TV, Lava Lamp, clock and multiple gaming systems all set up in my room. My sleep improved vastly once I shut down one of he tanks, and unplugged my power-bar for the TV/Stereo/Gaming Consoles. It may have been a mental thing more than any actual evidence of the phantom load theory, but it worked for me.
I've had huge problem with insomnia my entire life, and these are a long list of different things that have helped me get to sleep through the years. Hope they help.
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Captain Planet is gey.
Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, Heart???
These forces are supposed to combine to create Captain Planet?
Bullshit.
Those forces combine to create a soaking, boiling mudstorm on Valentine's Day.
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