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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    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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    A new baby usually deprives each of it's parents around 350-400 hours of sleep in the first year. That is one entire nights sleep per week, per parent.
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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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    You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
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    In China, teachers allow children to sleep in class for around 20 minutes to help improve their learning.
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    The record for the longest scientifically documented period without sleep is 264.4 hours (eleven days).
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    There's a love mattress that is specifically designed for couples who sleep on each other's arms.
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