The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
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Those who get out of bed by 7am are more likely to be thinner and happier.
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A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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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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The strangers in your dreams are actually people that you've seen in real life.
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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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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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47% of people have a nightmare at least once a month.
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