Random Sleep Facts

    42 facts tagged with Sleep Facts

    You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
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    Quick naps not only improve your alertness, but they also help in decision making, creativity and sensory perception.
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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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    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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    One reason that kittens sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.
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    Some people have a "natural alarm clock" allowing them to wake up when they want. This is actually caused by a burst of the stress hormone adrenocorticotropin.
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    Dieters who sleep more take off more fat that those who sleep less.
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    Hugging your pillow while sleeping indicates that you miss someone
    Pillow hugging while sleeping is a subconscious indication that you miss someone.
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