Random Sleep Facts

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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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    Cows can sleep standing up, but they can only dream lying down.
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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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    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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    The harder you concentrate on falling asleep, the less likely you are to fall asleep.
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    Staying awake for 17 hours is the same for your body as drinking 2 glasses of wine.
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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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    You can reschedule your sleeping pattern by not eating 12-16 hours before you want to be awake. Upon eating after this time period, your internal clock will reset to a new day, with the time of your first meal being interpreted as "morning".
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