Random Sleep Facts

    42 facts tagged with Sleep Facts

    Bats sleep 18-20 hours per day.
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    Cats and sleep
    Cats and sleep
    On average, cats sleep for 2/3 of their life. This would mean that a 9 year old cat has been asleep for 6 years.
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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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    There's a love mattress that is specifically designed for couples who sleep on each other's arms.
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    "Dysania" is the state of finding it hard getting up out of bed in the morning.
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    A new parent will lose about 1055.6 hours of sleep in the first year of their child's life - almost 44 days!
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    Sleeping on your stomach can induce weirder, scarier, and sexier dreams.
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    You can reschedule your sleeping pattern by not eating 12-16 hours before you want to be awake. Upon eating after this time period, your internal clock will reset to a new day, with the time of your first meal being interpreted as "morning".
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