Random Sleep Facts

    42 facts tagged with Sleep Facts

    One reason that kittens sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.
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    Sea otters hold hands while sleeping so they don’t drift away from each other.
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    Termites work 24 hours per day and they do not sleep.
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    The strangers in your dreams are actually people that you've seen in real life.
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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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    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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    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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    Cats and sleep
    Cats and sleep
    On average, cats sleep for 2/3 of their life. This would mean that a 9 year old cat has been asleep for 6 years.
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