Random Sleep Facts

    42 facts tagged with Sleep Facts

    Sleeping on your stomach can induce weirder, scarier, and sexier dreams.
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    Knocker-Up
    Knocker-Up
    Until the 1920s, there was a profession called 'knocker-up', which involved going from client to client and tapping on their windows (or banging on their doors) with long sticks until they woke up.
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    Cows can sleep standing up, but they can only dream lying down.
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    Lack of water is the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.
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    People who sleep late have more mental stamina and can outperform early risers.
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    A new baby usually deprives each of it's parents around 350-400 hours of sleep in the first year. That is one entire nights sleep per week, per parent.
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    Napping After Learning
    Napping After Learning
    Taking a nap after learning something can help your retention of it.
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    You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
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