Random Sleep Facts

    42 facts tagged with Sleep Facts

    The record for the longest scientifically documented period without sleep is 264.4 hours (eleven days).
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    The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
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    Hugging your pillow while sleeping indicates that you miss someone
    Pillow hugging while sleeping is a subconscious indication that you miss someone.
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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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    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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    Honeybees never sleep.
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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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    The human brain is more active during sleep than during the day.
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