A new baby usually deprives each of it's parents around 350-400 hours of sleep in the first year. That is one entire nights sleep per week, per parent.
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The human brain is more active during sleep than during the day.
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You can reschedule your sleeping pattern by not eating 12-16 hours before you want to be awake. Upon eating after this time period, your internal clock will reset to a new day, with the time of your first meal being interpreted as "morning".
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A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
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The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
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"Dysania" is the state of finding it hard getting up out of bed in the morning.
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Sleeping on your stomach can induce weirder, scarier, and sexier dreams.
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