Random Sleep Facts

    42 facts tagged with Sleep Facts

    Sleeping on your stomach can induce weirder, scarier, and sexier dreams.
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    Lack of water is the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.
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    People who sleep late have more mental stamina and can outperform early risers.
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    Hugging your pillow while sleeping indicates that you miss someone
    Pillow hugging while sleeping is a subconscious indication that you miss someone.
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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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    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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    The average cat sleeps about 2/3 of the day.
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