Random Sleep Facts

    42 facts tagged with Sleep Facts

    You forget 90% of your dreams.
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    47% of people have a nightmare at least once a month.
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    If you hold farts in during the day, they'll just come out when you sleep.
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    You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
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    A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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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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    The strangers in your dreams are actually people that you've seen in real life.
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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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