Random Sleep Facts

    42 facts tagged with Sleep Facts

    Staying awake for 17 hours is the same for your body as drinking 2 glasses of wine.
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    44% of kids watch television before they go to sleep.
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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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    Termites work 24 hours per day and they do not sleep.
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    Dieters who sleep more take off more fat that those who sleep less.
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    "Dysania" is the state of finding it hard getting up out of bed in the morning.
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    Studies show that the colder the room you sleep in, the more likely you are to have a bad dream.
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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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