In China, teachers allow children to sleep in class for around 20 minutes to help improve their learning.
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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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People who sleep late have more mental stamina and can outperform early risers.
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The strangers in your dreams are actually people that you've seen in real life.
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Dieters who sleep more take off more fat that those who sleep less.
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Honeybees never sleep.
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A new parent will lose about 1055.6 hours of sleep in the first year of their child's life - almost 44 days!
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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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