Random Sleep Facts

    42 facts tagged with Sleep Facts

    You forget 90% of your dreams.
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    The higher someone’s I.Q. the more likely they are to be sleep deprived.
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    Sleeping on your stomach can induce weirder, scarier, and sexier dreams.
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    Hypnic Jerk
    Hypnic Jerk
    When you wake up with a jolt, it's called a Hypnic Jerk. This usually happens during the lightest stages of sleep, and can happen as a natural reaction when you fall asleep in a car or airplane.
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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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    Cows can sleep standing up, but they can only dream lying down.
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    Lack of water is the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.
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    Termites work 24 hours per day and they do not sleep.
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