Random Sleep Facts

    42 facts tagged with Sleep Facts

    Sea otters hold hands while sleeping so they don’t drift away from each other.
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    47% of people have a nightmare at least once a month.
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    Sleeping on the job is acceptable in Japan. It is viewed as exhaustion from working hard. Some people fake it to look committed to their job.
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    Dieters who sleep more take off more fat that those who sleep less.
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    The average cat sleeps about 2/3 of the day.
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    Blue light fends off drowsiness in the middle of the night, which could be useful to people who work at night.
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    If you hold farts in during the day, they'll just come out when you sleep.
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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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