Random Sleep Facts

    42 facts tagged with Sleep Facts

    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 record for the longest scientifically documented period without sleep is 264.4 hours (eleven days).
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    The harder you concentrate on falling asleep, the less likely you are to fall asleep.
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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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    Bats sleep 18-20 hours per day.
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    The human brain is more active during sleep than during the day.
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    Lack of water is the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.
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