Random Sleep Facts

    42 facts tagged with Sleep Facts

    Honeybees never sleep.
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    The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
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    Termites work 24 hours per day and they do not sleep.
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    One reason that kittens sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.
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    Some people have a "natural alarm clock" allowing them to wake up when they want. This is actually caused by a burst of the stress hormone adrenocorticotropin.
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    The average cat sleeps about 2/3 of the day.
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    Lack of water is the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.
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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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