Dieters who sleep more take off more fat that those who sleep less.
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The strangers in your dreams are actually people that you've seen in real life.
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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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Termites work 24 hours per day and they do not 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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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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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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