Random Sleep Facts

    42 facts tagged with Sleep Facts

    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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    Sleeping on your stomach can induce weirder, scarier, and sexier dreams.
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    The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
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    Sea otters hold hands while sleeping so they don’t drift away from each other.
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    The record for the longest scientifically documented period without sleep is 264.4 hours (eleven days).
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    Napping After Learning
    Napping After Learning
    Taking a nap after learning something can help your retention of it.
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    44% of kids watch television before they go to 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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