The human brain is more active during sleep than during the day.
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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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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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Honeybees never sleep.
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The harder you concentrate on falling asleep, the less likely you are to fall asleep.
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"Dysania" is the state of finding it hard getting up out of bed in the morning.
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Bats sleep 18-20 hours per day.
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