Random Sleep Facts

    42 facts tagged with Sleep Facts

    You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
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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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    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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    Termites work 24 hours per day and they do not sleep.
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    Cows can sleep standing up, but they can only dream lying down.
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    If you hold farts in during the day, they'll just come out when you sleep.
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    The higher someone’s I.Q. the more likely they are to be sleep deprived.
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