Random Sleep Facts

    42 facts tagged with Sleep Facts

    Napping After Learning
    Napping After Learning
    Taking a nap after learning something can help your retention of it.
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    Sleeping on your stomach can induce weirder, scarier, and sexier dreams.
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    Staying awake for 17 hours is the same for your body as drinking 2 glasses of wine.
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    Cats and sleep
    Cats and sleep
    On average, cats sleep for 2/3 of their life. This would mean that a 9 year old cat has been asleep for 6 years.
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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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    You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
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    The average cat sleeps about 2/3 of the day.
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    Cows can sleep standing up, but they can only dream lying down.
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