Random Sleep Facts

    42 facts tagged with Sleep Facts

    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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    The average cat sleeps about 2/3 of the day.
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    The human brain is more active during sleep than during the day.
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    Blue light fends off drowsiness in the middle of the night, which could be useful to people who work at night.
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    The strangers in your dreams are actually people that you've seen in real life.
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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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    One reason that kittens sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.
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    In China, teachers allow children to sleep in class for around 20 minutes to help improve their learning.
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