Random Sleep Facts

    42 facts tagged with Sleep Facts

    Termites work 24 hours per day and they do not 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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    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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    You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
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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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    People who sleep late have more mental stamina and can outperform early risers.
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    44% of kids watch television before they go to sleep.
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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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